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R W Pittar

Feb 20/60

I was m^ch inter^sted with y^r oper^ns at S w^ch app^r t be v^y skilf^ly cond^ctd

If y w^d like t make trial of the L ore I w^d give y engh for 1 charge of y^e furn^ce w^ch I reckon w^d be ab^t 20 or 24 Tons, if y w^d send a boat for it – This w^d incr^se our kn^ge of the W.shire ore, provided it was kept But it w^d be necess^y to keep it quite free fm any admixture of other ore, of other ore for of course if they got at all mixed together nothing w^d be learnt from the exp^t

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R W Pittar

February 20/1860

I was much interested with your operations at Seend ^<1> which appear to be very skilfully conducted

If you would like to make trial of the Lacock ore I would give you enough for one charge of the furnace which I reckon would be about twenty or twenty-four Tons, if you would send a boat for it – This would increase our knowledge of the Wiltshire ore, provided it was kept But it would be necessary to keep it quite free from any admixture of other ore, of other ore for of course if they got at all mixed together nothing would be learnt from the experiment

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Notes:

1. See Doc. No: 08042 for an account of this visit.