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London Nov:r 15th 1794 Sat:y afternoon
Considering the risk we are running of losing the atmospherical
business every day by the passing a variety of causes — a
business not inferior perhaps to information I can not bear the
thoughts of delaying the Patent any longer. On the other leaf are
some specimens of wording which if you approve of I would talk
over with Mr Poole, not giving him that which lets the cat out of
the bag unless he gives me reason for apprehending the more general
and mysterious form would be suff insufficient — Why not
sufficient, as well as "claim new modes of working in wood stone iron
and other materials" &c?
As to the money, could not you in your own name, or in
my name or in both our names apply to Lindegreen, and ask
him to accommodate us with the £200 stating for what purpose,
till the first moneys come in from Government? If it should
not be convenient to him just now, the assurance of having it within
this month or even these 6 weeks would be sufficient. Poole you
know never wants it all at once, and what he wants to begin
with we could borrow from the existing Panopticon if we were sure
of its being replaced. Supposing for arguments sake that Panopticon were
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