| Description | Hopes to send this letter by Richard Phillips of Redruth. Fry’s wife dealt with his order for chocolate and candles. Thanks James Watt for his caution about "the fossil alkali maker". Joseph Priestley’s experiments on converting water into air will necessitate the use of air pumps with closed cylinders. If James Watt does not let Mr. Horner [Jonathan Hornblower] have one he will not be able to work Radstock mine. William Jones spoke to Mr. Bond, foreman of John Jones and John Winwood’s iron foundry, about Radstock. Hornblower has persuaded John Winwood to pay for improvements to the engine. Further problems with the engine. The pirates’ credit as engineers is very much diminished now. William Jones and Mr. Bond will go to Radstock on Easter Monday. |