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dexterity such as any person whatever may be sure
of acquiring with a very little degree of practice
on the part of the remainder.
That for the invention of the expence of building
aforesaid your Memorialist is indebted in great
measure, and for the system of machinery aforesaid
altogether, to his Brother Samuel Bentham
Knight of the Order of St George of Russia and
Brigadier General in his Imperial Majesty's
service but now resident in London at present
residing with your Memorialist at his house in Westminster.
That it had been the intention of your Memorialist's
said Brother by the assistance of your
Memorialist or otherwise to perform the work
carry into effect apply the said inventions by the help
of a steam Engine
that power of the Steam by means of which according
well known to Engineers to the most approved calculations force may be obtained
at as cheap a rate as if being obtained the same force quantity
of force being obtained from men, such men were to be paid no more
than from 2d 1/4 to 3d or thereabouts a day.
That qua on the faith of the treaty the quantum above
mentioned and at the earnest sollicitation of your Memorialist,
your Memorialists said Brother was prevailed upon
to quit the design of carrying on the said work
by Steam Steam Engines, and to confine his work to the experiment
idea plan
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