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Shipwright wanted

I know not how to go about to get a good
practical Shipwright to ballast me in
the creation of my idea of improvement
in Shipbuilding. A man whom from having
been to sea knows well the use & necessity
of all the parts as well as how to make
them. I would the expenses of bringing
such a man from England and sending
him home again the next year if
he pleased or continue him probably
on an encreased Salary. I could not
well engage to give him more than
a guinea a week and should hope to get him for less but then he
should have lodging and boarding.
Were it not for the plague and
fuss it would make I cant see
why permission might not be given
for a few I ought not to be grudged
a good workman or two and I think
you might with safe conscience infringe
that foolish law which stands in the
way of engaging citizens to go to foreign
countries when they are to be employed
in about experiments which if usefull
at all may be so to all who choose to
benefit by them.

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Timber-Measurer

I want also very much a man well
conversant in the quality and comparative
value of Timber. It would be better
that he should be a Shipwright too
that he might understand the conversion
of it. I mean Timber while standing
in the woods. Possibly Mr Mulford
might find such a man. The one for
example who gave me lessons on
that subject though he be not a
Shipwright might serve. What I should
want of him is to accompany me or
go without me to pick out Timber
of such & such description.
Such a man I think might come
for less wages if he has lodging & board
as the other.

Mill-wright

The man next in utility whom I could
wish to have is a millwright capable
of erecting by himself, that is with
men unacquainted with the business of
windmills for flower as well as for sawing.
Such men I fear it will not be in
your way to meet with.

Remember that the 3 persons
abovementioned are not to be with
attached in any way to the service of the Crown
unless they afterwards wish it, when they
might make their own terms.
It is To r with me only they would be
engaged.

Identifier: | JB/540/070/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 540.
Date_1	1784-06-20	Marginal Summary Numbering
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