| Description | Summarised "Dr. Priestley’s experiments upon the new airs, and their failure for use. Boulton rejoices and incites Watt not to fear the Hornblowers, they will bring the trouble upon their own heads. Cannot have law suits with the Snow Hill Co. about double engine forge – we only make the engine and work. Wilkinson makes and uses the forge."
Dear Sir
I can not sit down to write to you by this post being particularly engaged but I cannot deny myself the pleasure of telling you that I am persuaded from experiments made by Doctor P that none of his heirs will ever in commode something inflammable from iron and symbol in the cheapest but you may as well and those cheap used gunpowder the most active condensation is from a union between acid and alkaline however you may be assured that nothing is to fear from any of the tribe of gases and as to steam you know its limits better than any man and I defy you now to a frighten me with anything that can be done by the hornblowers but there ignorance their pride that conceit the envy and there impedance my lead them to attempt to injure us but will in the end fall appan themselves I have ordered the lead pipe you mentioned but I cannot make any experiments till I return from London and get an assistant your alarms broke my rest a few nights but I am now perfectly satisfied that we are save and that we have as good I little 2 exclusive privateers 4 pressing down the piston with steam as the free branches of the legislature can give yeah no man ever did it before you and all that hornblower can say or do upon that head must will and shall fall to the ground
It is improbable we can have any lawsuit about the double engine forge we give a licence for the engines but he's Wilkinson that makes and uses the forge and he alone is willing to support any law play that may arise but instead of a lawsuit I perceive it is the only means of bringing about a re conciliation with Snow Hill engine and if you will not include that in your patent I shall be obliged to take out a patent for it presuming you will not prosecute me for so doing I know the misfortune of low spirits and I'm sorry to see yours value so much as to induce you to give up everything
time will come when you will see the right of your claim in a stronger point of view and as to lawsuits don't vex about them I will take the whole of that matter off your hands Remember Me kindly to Mrs Watt and believe me yours affectionately
M Boulton
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