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Have you heard of Spalding's having made any use of his Diving bell this last Summer.
What is this said Charles Spalding. He must be a Seafaring man. Though it is not
probable he himself might like to come here: yet one might perhaps get a
Sailor of his recommendation, one who had been down with him in his bell.
If Shipwrights made the bell or whatever trade they possessed most likely they
were ingenious men, it d be might be possible to get one of them.
Edinburgh is not far from Newcastle, Notman or some of your friends might inquire about them.
I did not give Notman nor have I ever given you a sufficient description of the
qualities I want in a Shipwright. One who only knows how to put together the
parts of a Ship the draught & description being given him, as is the case with most of
these

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Date_1	1784-12-23	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	540	Main Headings
Folio number	129	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	Correspondence	Number of Pages
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Penner	Samuel Bentham	Watermarks
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