JB/169/140/002

Click Here To Edit Christn Gilbert Esq.r given me pleasure

Sir. It would have been happy had it been in my power to
have told your I had joined you a Mesip: for your Selhasge but when I read
on Mr Thornton. M. of your last letter to get
samples of it he seemed to think that the sale of it, for
th. use of painters, araur. Then: and apothecaries; even
too triffling for your attention and from what he mentioned
I had an idea he could dispose of the whole for expectation=
but two days ago I r.d: a note from him desiring
to know if I found a purchaser for any it mention in
O must observe to you that the principle uses of it in
this country seems to be boiling it with Linseed Oil to
give it a drying quality, and. Making Plasters of
difft. sorts for Hospitals here, a New Colour which is
called Marigold yellow is also made of it and for which
there is lately a very great demand both for this Country &
france but the Man who has lately got the patent have given in
a foolish specification by which the patent best and cheapest way of
making it is left open. it would be a good thing either for
you to get the supplying this man or perhaps it would be
who makes it with Lithasgee or perhaps to make it your
self which you could do very easy. but the simple way I
mentioned is a sred & the person who is in possession of it wd not
part with is without apremium

Copies of Letters to
Mr Gilbert
28 March
1785

Identifier: | JB/169/140/002"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 169.
Date_1	1785-03-28	Marginal Summary Numbering
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