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in case of a fresh contract actually entered into, I might be able
to obtain from him, in the present state and complexion of the
business, he would I am certain be as far from being willing, as
consistently with his official duties he would for some time be from
being able to give any the least time to it.

3. Another professional man on whose unremitted attention, as
well as skill, in the character of foreman, our dependence
was, and in particular for the putting together the frame work
which was to be iron upon a plan never before attempted,
and whom upon the stoppage put to the works we found ourselves
under the necessity of parting with (a Mr Lloyd Master
Milwright and Engineer) has since given proof of his capacity
by making a very amply fortune in a very extensive
concern of his own, which engrossing the whole of this time,
deprives me of all hope of his assistance, in any such character
as above.

With respect to one part of my engagement and that entered
into a consequence of my own offer, and that a material one,
finding myself thus under the necessity of declaring it to be no
longer in my power to fulfill it, to preserve myself from
any such mortification as that of seeing inevitable misfortunes
imputed to me as faults; it seemed necessary to me to be particular
in shewing that this inability on my part has for its
causes incidents altogether out of my own controul, and such as
were among the natural and obviously probable results of the
delays which I was destined to experience.

So far then as concerns the erection of the building, all that
at this time I could possibly do towards the business would be
(after applying my mind to the subject and getting what occasional
information I could obtain from my Brother and other persons) the
using my endeavours towards keeping down the expence; in which
case, to give the best possible and most manifest security for

Identifier: | JB/117/339/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 117.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	117	Main Headings	panopticon
Folio number	339	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f5
Penner	john herbert koe	Watermarks	th 1806
Marginals		Paper Producer	andre morellet
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1806
Notes public	letter 2106, vol. 8	ID Number	38956
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