Patent Office,
Lincolns Inn

15^th August 1840.

Sir

I beg to inform you that Henry Purkins of Panton Square Esq^re is applying for a patent for Improvements in the methods of applying motive power to the impelling of Machinery applicable amongst other things to impelling Carriages on Railways or Common Roads or ways and through fields and Vessels afloat and in the methods of constructing the roads or ways on which Carriages may be impelled or propelled

Should you consider that the above will interfere with your caveat An Answer post paid is requested within Seven days from the date hereof otherwise the Patent will proceed

I am
Your Obd^t Serv^t

M Poole

N.B. The fees for opposing must be paid at the time of entering opposition.

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