| Description | Rec[eive]d 12 March 1790; ans[wered 15 March 1790.
[Thanks for my translation of Dr Winterl’s book. His theory of heat is obscure. Lord Aylesford left before the pistols arrived but may still purchase them. Thanks for the aerated barytes, much in demand because of their use for the consumption. Purity of the barytes from Anglezark. My father is settling at Heathfield. Gregory is at Mr Scholefield's as a day pupil; William jr. boards there but is released to study botany on Saturdays. White quartz from Frankley and the Lickeys. Experiments with water by Lavoisier and Priestley. Asks about Watt jr.'s chemical pursuits for dyeing. Mrs Withering needs a good yellow for watercolour painting of flowers]. |