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Th. Ward 5 Feb /59I cannot give a genl permn t use my invn altho quite willg t allow y th’ use of it in any wk upn wch u are enggd by des. of the Prince.
Ansr
That no genl licses to use the phc invn have yet bn issued, nor will be for some time.
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Theophilus Ward
5 February 1859
I cannot give a general permission to use my invention although quite willing to allow you the use of it in any work upon which you are engaged by desire of the Prince. <1>
Answered
That no general licenses to use the photoglyphic invention have yet been issued, nor will be for some time.
Notes:
1. See Theophilus Ward’s letters Doc. No: 07798, and Doc. No: 07771, and WHFT’s earlier reply Doc. No: 07786.