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INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Series Four: Sources from Record Offices in the United Kingdom
Part 2: Papers of Harvey & Co of Hayle from Cornwall Record Office
Extracts
This section provides a selection of transcriptions, and a number of brief descriptions, of the ‘In’ Letters of Harvey & Co of Hayle. The extracts provide an overview of the collection with information about mining technology, rival engineers, agents, employees, health, coinage travel, personal and family matters.
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Harvey & Co of Hayle, In Letters, 1/12/54
Letter about weight, quality and cost of oats to purchase
28 January 1840, Boscastle, J Wm Williams
Gentlemen
We sent to Bude for this sample and for our agent to weigh from different parts of the flour and to state the average weight and this morning we have his reply saying the best flour is about 35= from which this sample is taken.
We can ship you oats something lighter at 34= at 1/- less, tis of the same complexion, none is of a good colour. The Irish bleach their oats by using sulphur on the kiln in drying, this does not mend the quality but improves the colour. There are several small vessels laid up in the canal and we presume there will be no difficulty in procuring freight when the weather gets better.
We are, gentlemen, Yr Obdt Servts, Rosswear and Sloggatt, J Wm Williams
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Harvey & Co of Hayle, In Letters, 1/25/194
Letter setting out a shortage of bolts for an order received, and cost and delivery time for a weighing machine
18 September 1840, Backwell
Gentm, If you will have the goodness to refer to my order of 20th Aug you will find it to be
100 11/4 flange bolts )
56 “ door “ ) 180 bolts
24 “ cutter “ )
Your invoice of 8th September says
16 11/4 bolts )
87 “ bolts ) 180 bolts
77 “ bolts )
I was present when the boxes were opened & I saw the bolts counted the 87 were correct there were 81 besides instead of 16 & 77 or 93. As the boxes were quite full I suppose the 12 defficiency were left behind. Be so good as to send them & the remainder to I conclude they were weighed & form a part of your cargo.
I am likely to want a weighing machine for the rail road eventually & ----
to be put down in the colliery yard the rails are 7ft guage within therefore the machine should be 8ft wide and 8ft long. What would be your price for such a machine and how soon could you send it to.
Yours faithfully, J.T.Hanson
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Harvey & Co of Hayle, In Letters, 1/27/43
Letter concerning a prepayment of £900 for an order of 3 new boilers
4 February 1837
Gentlemen
The Engineer, Mr Clark, having laid before the Board of Directors your letter of the 27 Jany requesting a draft for £900 being a moiety of the price agreed on for the three Boilers tendered for on the 13th June, I am desired to intimate that as the tender did not stipulate for a moiety of the price being paid on delivery, and the remainder within a month from the completion of the work, they do not consider they are bound to pay at any specific time - There will be no objection however made to the payment of £900 which you now apply for, on the understanding that the balance is not to be required until the Boilers shall have been adequately proved to be sound & good; and that the fire-bars, which the Engineer disapproves, be replaced with others to his satisfaction.
On securing your reply assenting to this arrangement a draft for nine hundred pounds will be forthwith issued.
Remain, Gentlemen, Your most obed serv, M.K.Knight Secty
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Harvey & Co of Hayle, In Letters, 1/28/88
Letter enquiring whether Harvey & Co would be interested in purchasing scrap iron
17 June 1841, Newport
Gentm
We have about 40 or 50 tons of scrap iron from nail rods /partly bends(?) and partly rods / and as the quality is very superior to common scrap we should be glad if you would inform us whether it is likely to suit you: if so we would forward a small billet of each as sample by one of your vessels. Should you think it worth your notice we should be obliged by your requesting the master of your next vessel to give us notice when he arrives at Newport: we have several times engineering for the Nancy and the Park but cannot find that they have any regular bookes here.
We have also about 50 tons of nail rods of a very superior quality but the sizes of which do not answer for our purposes: could you make use of them in any way at a moderate price? -
We are ---, Gentm, Your obedt Servts, P.J.J. Corder & Co, John Edwd Lee
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Harvey & Co of Hayle, In Letters, 1/29/1
Boiler specification, West Middlesex Water Co
Harvey & Co of Hayle, In Letters, 1/29/4
Letter requesting permission to erect an Engine bought from Harvey & Co
2 September 1841, Swansea (postmark)
Sir
I have left Knockmaton(?) Mines but I am happy to say for no harm and Mr Petherick as gave me the best of Characters and Desired of me to tell my next Master to write to him for a recommendation - I am well aware that Mr Petherick will give me a very good recommendation for I deserve no other -
Sir I received a letter of recommendation from a jentleman of this town to got to Esqr Gilbertson he is Manager of abbervale(?) Copper Workes near aberavon(?). I saw the jentleman yesterday and he told me that he have got a Engine from you this 2 years and he is about to put it up and that you agreed to send a man over to fix the Engine -
Mr Gilbertson is very agreeable for me to stop and fix the Engine for him and then I shall have --- place if you will be so kind as to let me stop to erect the Engine you will do me a great kindness. Mr Gilbertson will write to you about me himself and I hope that you will do everything that lay in your power for me as I have got my family in this town -
I desired Mr Gilbertson to write to Mr Petherick for my recommendation. He may have wrote to Mr Petherick and I suppose he have wrote to you before this.
Sirs since I have been in this town there is great many jents asking about the price of slabs & if you will be so good as to send the prices of them to me I think I could sell sum of them in this town -
I remain your humble servant, Chas Davey
The £2 that my wife borrowed of you last summer I paid Mr Petherick and very much oblidged to you for the loan of it.
Sir I should feel much oblidged to you if it is not a trouble to answer this letter by doing so you will much oblidge your humble servant.
Chas Davey
PS. Direct for Charles Davey Swansea to be left at the Post Office till called for.
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Harvey & Co of Hayle, In Letters, 1/29/331
Letter giving notification of the death of the writer’s cousin’s eldest son
28 December 1841, Western District Banking Company, St Columb
Gent
As it is probable that the sudden & melancholy death of my cousin’s eldest son (which took place yesterday by the accidental discharge of his gun whilst getting over a hedge) may interfere with my arrangements made with you. I beg to trouble you with this communication in order to account for any seeming inattention on my cousin’s part. I need not say that he is suffering most severely from his distressing loss.
I am Gents, Your very Obedt Servt, Thos Whitford
Harvey & Co of Hayle, In Letters, 1/30/174
Engine specification, Kingston-Upon-Hull Waterworks
Harvey & Co of Hayle, In Letters, 1/30/188
Letter about need for new building for Hayle Mechanics’ Institution
Harvey & Co of Hayle, In Letters, 1/30/189-190
Report and estimate of work for Wheal Vor engines
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Harvey & Co of Hayle, In Letters, 1/31/11
Letter re: character reference for Thos Marsh as superintendent in Hayle Company flour mill
7 January 1843, Town Mills, Plymouth, to Mr H Trevithick
Sir, The bearer Mr Thos Marsh informs me that he is likely to make an arrangement with the Hayle Company as a superintendent in their flour mill, from my very long experience of him I have --- to recommend him to your notice, having always found him to be a perfectly strait forward man, and from his long experience and close connection with the corn trade here blended with his having from an early life been brought up as a miller I doubt not that you will find in him an acquisition to that branch of your business.
I am Dr Sir Yours ---, Jas Blatesford(?)
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Harvey & Co of Hayle, In Letters, 1/31/261
Letter re: resolution resolved at a timber merchants meeting in Truro.
28 August 1843
At a meeting of the timber merchants held at Truro this morning it was unanimously resolved.
“That it is the opinion of this meeting that it will be most desirable to continue to sell Norwegian timber according to the old mode of measurement.”
--- R.B.Fox was requested by the meeting to communicate this to you and to ask for your concurrence in carrying out the resolution.
We remain, Your sincere friends, ---
Harvey & Co of Hayle, In Letters, 1/31/340-343
Reports on Wheal Vor engines
Harvey & Co of Hayle, In Letters, 1/32/2-3
Estimate of repairs to ‘Herald’ steamer
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Harvey & Co of Hayle, In Letters, 1/32/181
Letter requesting a capstan and a whim rope to be made.
29 July 1844, Penzance
Gentlemen, I would thank you to make Whl Prudence Mine, St Agnes a capstan rope 180 fms long 11 inch shroud laid, also another whim rope 51/2 inch 100 fms long both of which I hope will be of such quality & manufacture as will reflect credit upon your already renowned (in other matters) establishment - your price is 36/- per cwt delivd on the mine and Mr C A Harvey told me the weight of the capstan rope would be about 46 or 471/2 cwt. - I remain, Gentlemen, Yours most respectfully, Rich. -(?) Davy
Harvey & Co of Hayle, In Letters, 1/32/299
Order for carpenters’ tools for engine work at Linares Mines, Spain
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Harvey & Co of Hayle, In Letters, 1/33/263
Letter requesting assistance with a leaking boiler.
5 October 1844, Office West Middx Water Works
Gentm
I have this morning discovered a bad place in one of the Plates at the bottom of No 2 Boiler, at the front end near the emptying pipe, and on cleaning the encrustation off the plate found it so thin that a hole was easily made through it, and on pulling down the Brickwork of the front discovered one of the laps of the end plates of the boiler, in the Brickwork, was leaking, and had no doubt been the cause of the defect in the bottom plate, the end plate appears to be very thin close to the lap that leaks.
In the absence of Mr Clark I must beg of you to send some men immediately on receipt of this to repair the Boiler.
I am Gentm, Your Obedt Servant, ---
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Harvey & Co of Hayle, In Letters, 1/34/10
Letter requesting transport of a boiler, in 4 parts, to Liverpool
15 June 1845, Westminster Mines
Dear Sir, I shall be glad to know if you have a vessel going to Liverpool on the River Dee - shortly - we have a Boiler at Mr Sims’s yard Redruth one we bought with the Engines you carryed for us to Flint. Mr Sims have put it in repair and it is now in 4 parts, the outer shell in two equal parts & the tube the same. It is alltogether abt 32 or 3 feet long (now half of it only) and 6 feet 3 - diamr. I suppose it is from 9 to 10 tons. I shall be greatly obliged if you can let me know how we could have it brought to the River Dee. I find there is a large quantity of lead ore bound from Newquay to the Dee and if one of your vessels was coming for Brick you could bring the Boiler and make out the cargo with Lead ore from Newquay - we could send the Boiler to Hayle or Newquay as you like. I shall be greatly obliged if you can give me any assistance in having the Boiler bt up here as we badly want it - we would send it to any port as being in 4 parts it is not heavy.
I shall be glad to hear from you and am
Dr Sir, Yr M- Obdt Servant, Mr ---
PS I suppose it would --- --- to send it by the Cornwall to Bristol & from there to Liverpool - B---(?), Flint or Queens ferry would fitt us best.
Harvey & Co of Hayle, In Letters, 1/34/70-75, 95
Letter, engine specification and plan, Liverpool Sewerage Scheme
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Harvey & Co of Hayle, In Letters, 1/35/86
Letter confirming receipt of Bank of England Notes
16 August 1845, Miners Bank, Truro
Gents
We are favord with yours of the 15th inst enclosing Bank of England Notes value £660- for the Credit of your Account, & enclose sundry stamps value £3.1.6 to the debit of your Account.
We remain, Gentm, your obed- serv-
Willyams & Co
Harvey & Co of Hayle, In Letters, 1/35/193
List of articles for Liverpool Sewerage Scheme
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Harvey & Co of Hayle, In Letters, 1/35/261
Letter requesting when to purchase Scotch pig iron
15 November 1845, Liverpool
Gentlemen
Scotch pig iron is down to 75/- at Glasgow, and we think there is a strong probability that it will be 2/6 or 5/- lower next week. We are of opinion that we are near the time when purchases should be made, and shall be obliged by your commands.
Gentlemen, Your very obt servants,
Clint Tregoning & Co
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Harvey & Co of Hayle, In Letters, 1/36/179
Letter re payment of creditors following a fire at the business of John Richards
8 April 1846, Helston
Sirs
We are instructed by Mr John Richards sadler of this town to state that in consequence of the late fire by which his entire property was destroyed he is unable to meet the claims of his Creditors. A small portion only of his loss has been met by an Insurance & from this source he is exclusively enabled to offer any terms of satisfaction of their demands. Mr R has a wife and five children wholly dependent upon him, and he feels sincere regret at being compelled to offer a composition to this Creditors but it is wholly out of his power to pay them in full. Under these circumstances we have advised him to offer 5/- in the £ & we believe he would be enabled to pay that amount at once provided all his creditors concurred & the Estate was spared the expence of litigation & delay. We propose to dispense with the burden of Deed of Composition & are induced to advise Mr Richards to pay such composition on our being furnished with a stamped Receipt from each Creditor.
We remain, Your obedt Servants.
Grylls(?) + Hill
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Harvey & Co of Hayle, In Letters, 1/37/5
Letter concerning the trading activities of a charter vessel visiting Naples
14 January 1847, Naples
Gentlm
I writ you on arrival here and of the arival of the Bills of Loding for the fish on the 28th inst. Finding we was to discharge here I endeavoured to procure a home Charter - in consequence of the demand for Indian corn the price went up considerable here so that there was nothing doing in that article for the time. I then got a Charter to load oil at Galippoli for Bristol 57/6 per ton 10 per cwt and expect to take from 115 to 120 tons. I also expected at that time to have been dispatched in a few days from here but a dead market for the fish a number of ships discharging of different kinds of goods and but little dispatch at the Custom house did not finish till yest-. We are now ballasted and shall endeavour to sail this evening. Enclosed I hand you a Bill first of Ex £155 to the Credit of the Hayle -
Please inform Mrs Sampson of our destination also that I rec’d her letter here. Hoping to be ready to leave for England abt the end of the month.
I remain Gentlm, Your Obt St, Wm Sampson
There have been 2 or 3 Charters to load here since I chartered at 8/- per ---
Harvey & Co of Hayle, In Letters, 1/37/42
Liist of repairs to ‘Herald’ steamer.
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Harvey & Co of Hayle, In Letters, 1/47/345
Letter re the late arrival of an Engine and subsequent delay in the operation of the Works.
8 June 1847, Coventry, Town Clerks Office
Gentlemen
Not only the inhabitants generally but the Committee of the Council of Coventry, appointed to superintend the erection of the Waterworks, have become greatly dissatisfied at the extraordinary delay in the Works being brought into operation, and the several Contracts for the Building, and laying the Pipes, attribute it entirely, to the non-arrival of the Engine.
Pray have the goodness to inform me by return when the Engine may be expected to arrive at Coventry.
I am Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, Thos Bell Troughton, Town Clerk
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Harvey & Co of Hayle, In Letters, 1/38/158
Letter requesting £100 for payment of materials for the job in progress
10 August 1847, Water Works, Coventry
Dear Sir
I have pleasure in saying that we are getting on fast here all our heavy work is principly fixed and we appear to be giving satisfaction by our persuites, and we one and all are doing everything to make it a expedition consistant with a good job - but I am again entirely run out of money another hundred pounds immediately directed to St Helens as heretofore will relieve me in answer to my last Mr C H Harvey (?) writ to say that the amount of the bill for the Oak for the Spool & Manchester Engines should be remitted in a few days that has not yet come to hand and I really am ashamed to see the person to whom it is owing had I money of my own I would have paid him but I have no stock at command. Most sincerely hoping your good Lady is restored to health again --- this so that you may be at liberty to these my pressing wants yourself. I am, Dear Sir, Your Obt Sert, Matw Soam(?) (Mathew)
Harvey & Co of Hayle, In Letters 1/38/315
Petition from Hayle boatowners about vandalism to boats
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Harvey & Co of Hayle, In Letters 1/39/190
Estimate for parts for S Weal Frances engine, Illogan
Harvey & Co of Hayle, In Letters 1/39/231
Specification and estimate, stamps engine for Lewis Mine, St Erth
Harvey & Co of Hayle, In Letters 1/39/238
Letter requesting costs for running a steam tug of 8 or 12 horse power.
2 April 1848, Henley on Thames, Oxon
Sirs
Being in company of Mr Blackwell the Engineer on the Kennet & Avon Canal Company yesterday - I was referred to you as well qualified to make and probably to understand the powers -- of a Steam Engine as a Tug vessel on the River Thames, to local barges thereon from Reading to London & back and with the information I am about to give you, that the river Thames is a broad river from 50 to 80 yards generally and say 30 yards in the --- narrower places, with a stream from 2 to 3 miles an hour -
Now barges are hauled against this stream by 5 horses usually for 50 ton barges and in the proportion of 2 horses for every 20 tons we have vessels thereon of all sizes nearly, even so high as 80 or 100 tons, but the Kennet and Avon shall usually employ barges of 40 or 50 tons only so that a stream tug of 8 or 10 horsepower, I presume would easily tow a barge of 40 or 50 tons - up the stream at 3 miles an hour; they now go down at 3 miles an hour with only 1 horse, but this speed might be increased to 5 or 6 miles per hour by steam power.
Now with respect to the practical part of the Power of Steam being applied to Towing vessels on navigable rivers Mr Blackwell tells me you are very conversant with, as having made many for rivers in France and I durst rivers in England also - and a view of the Thames at Reading or below, may any day be had by you, and if you could reach Henley (only 7 miles from Reading) or 41/2 from Twyford station on the Great Western Railway, I should be most pleased and happy to shew you the line of the Thames here, and describe its little changes in stream re both in winter and summer - but it’s highly necessary you should be aware that we have poundlocks there on every 5 or 6 miles of only 130 feet long and 18 feet wide - and a depth of water only 3 feet 6 ins in the summer and many bridges of only 12 feet high - above the water’s surface, thro which a Steam Tug must easily pass.
Our trade is very great usually 1 or 2 Barges passing every day, but the upload haulages is so heavy an expense, and the pace of travelling so slow, that the steam tug, would accelerate this and I durst much cheapen the expense, and save much lost time in horses being ferried across, in various places and the towing impeded at bridges & places where the towing path is unconnected.
The point then is, what would be the expense of a Steam Tug of 8 or 12 horse power, and the expense of working it per day and how would you be recompensated, if a Company could be got up to pay you: Or if at your own risk, what percentage of the outlay would you require? And if you would do me the favor to consider these points I am quite ready and desirous to put the matter in train as you may wish and point out - hoping the object may seem of such importance as to require your early and serious consideration.
And am Sirs, Your very Obedt Servt, Zachy. Allnutt. General Receiver of the Tolls on the Thames Navigation
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Harvey & Co of Hayle, In Letters, 1/39/325
Engine specification Harrowbarrow mine, St Mellion
Harvey & Co of Hayle, In Letters, 1/39/431
Letter requesting costs for a second hand and a new pumping engine
2 September 1848, Old Ford, Hull Water Works
Gentlemen, I am requested by the Chairman of Hull Corporation Water Works to ask for what sum you could supply, erect, and set to work at the Water Works, Stoneferry near Hull, a second hand pumping Engine, according to the following particulars.
The pump to be a plunger pump, pole 29 inches diameter, average stroke 10 feet, (say stroke between block and block 10 feet 3 or 4 inches), to make 10 strokes per minute upon the average, to lift the water 174 feet high.
The valves to be Harvey & West’s patent, self acting double beat valves, perfectly tight, so that the delivery of water shall be equal to 45 86/100 Cubic Feet per Stroke, and an air vessel of sufficient size to be fixed between pump work and Stand Pipe.
The load will be equal to 49,876 lbs, and at 12 lb pressure per square inch of Piston would require a 73 inch Cylinder, & the same stroke as the Plunger.
The Engine to do a duty equal to 60 millions with 94 lbs of coals of the same quality as those now used at the Hull Water Works, or in other words the Engine is to raise 45 86/100 Cubic Feet of Water every Stroke to the height of 174 feet from the level of the water in the Well, and to make
143 ½ Strokes of 10 feet in length for every 94 lb of Coals consumed under the Boilers.
The Engine is to be in perfect order, the pump work new, the Boilers to be sound and good and not worn, the whole to be fitted up, erected, and set to work & kept in perfect order at the expense of the Contractor for 12 months after it is set to work.
The whole to be completed to my satisfaction, and according to a specification to be prepared by me.
Your are requested to state the cost of Engine, Boilers, and Pump Work and Air Vessel separately, as well as a gross sum including every expense to the completion of the work.
Should you wish to vary any of the dimensions given, you are to state what you propose - the Boilers to be sufficiently capacious to allow one to be always at rest, the remainder being sufficient to do the duty required.
You are also requested to state the cost of a new Engine, Boilers, and other work, similar to that herein described, to be completed according to my instructions, and to my satisfaction.
Please to address your reply to me “care of Thomas Thompson Esq, Alderman, Hull,” and to forward it in time for me to receive at Hull on Friday next, September 8, 1848.
I am Gentlemen, Your Obd- Servant, Thos Wicksteed, Engineer
Harvey & Co of Hayle, In Letters, 1/39/603
Estimate for engine, Southwark Waterworks
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Harvey & Co of Hayle, In Letters, 1/40/2
Letter reiterating problems with Boiler Work, requesting financial settlement
2 January 1849, 29 Great George Street, Westminster
Dear Sirs
Manchester & Salford Water Works, Gorton --- Well Works
The Directors are so seriously displeased and impatient at the delay in perfecting the Boiler Work and are apprehensive it will impede the final settlement with the Corporation of Manchester to whom they have agreed to dispose of their whole works, that I am informed they have under consideration the enforcement of the Company’s rights under the Contract.
I now in consequence of this state of the briefings, address you with a view of ascertaining if some arrangement cannot be agreed upon to stop the heavy Expenditure and responsibility you are now incurring.
Our Superintendent in his latest Report writes as follows, The extraordinary and continued failure of our Boiler arises in my opinion from the Plates and Angle Iron being of bad iron, from the work being put together in an unsound manner. The riveting was bad for the rivets did not fill the holes and the holes did not always come opposite each other, which faults no one could discover when the tubes were sent covered with red paint, and since the first failure of the tubes no decisive and efficient plan has been adopted to insure their standing.
An impression prevails at Gorton, that the men sent from time to time to repair the Boiler being those who were concerned directly or indirectly in their original manufacture, (with the exception of Mr West) have forwarded to you at Hayle much more favourable Reports than the circumstances warranted and that you have had information several times that the Boilers were in working order when they were actually in such a leaky state that they could not be worked at all.
Mr Palmer expresses himself most strongly and says how he would be exculpated from all blame if “Mr Harvey were to visit Gorton and see for himself” if you reflect seriously on the length of time that has been occupied in the reparations of the Boilers, I am sure you will agree with me, it is very desirable an amicable adjustment, should if possible be set on foot without delay.
On the 6th November last I wrote to you that I understood a wish had been expressed on behalf of the Company to close the business of your allowing them a Sum to cover the future Repairs, permit me now to request you to consider this as a mode of settlement which will save trouble and Expense.
Requesting the favour of an early answer, I remain, Dear Sirs, Yours truly, James Timpsen
Harvey & Co of Hayle, In Letters, 1/40/199-201, 371-372
Order and labour accounts for miners’ tools for Chilean mines
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Harvey & Co of Hayle, In Letters, 1/40/321-323, 354
Letters and order for miners’ tools for Mineral de Monte, Mexico
Harvey & Co of Hayle, In Letters, 1/41/19
Letter about a work related injury resulting in the loss of sight of the writer
18 January 1850, Abbey Hey Gorton, near Manchester
Gentlemen, I have taken this liberty of addressing you to make it known to you the unfortunate situation in which I am placed.
I have been in the employment of the Manchester & Salford Water Works Compy upwards of 5 years & in the year of 1848 whilst at work at Gorton he came to a serious unexpected misfortune. By a splinter from the clenching of a bolt inside the Boiler which as deprived me of my sight and as left me unable to follow my employ.
Medical skill has been applied but hitherto without success which leaves me unable to maintain my wife and family.
At the time I met with the misfortune I was in the employ of Messrs Harvey & Copy at Gorton by order of Mr Birrell.
The proprietors of the Manchester and Salford Water Works Copy knowing that I had lost the sight of both eyes through this misfortune have pittyed my case & of their kindness have made me a present of ten pounds and desired me to make it known.
I am Gentlemen your most Obdt Servant, Henry Marchington
Harvey & Co of Hayle, In Letters, 1/41/48
Letter and notice of ‘Sir Francis Drake’ packet service; Plymouth - Falmouth
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Harvey & Co of Hayle, In Letters, 1/41/147-148
Engine specification and agreement, Levant mine, St Just in Penwith
Harvey & Co of Hayle, In Letters, 1/41/155
Letter advertising the products of the West Ham Gutta Percha Company
1 June 1850, West Ham, Stratford, Essex
The West Ham Gutta Percha Company
Charles Hancock’s Patents
Gentm
We beg to inform you that the business heretofore carried on by the firm of Messrs Hancock & Co has been taken by us, and we respectfully solicit the favour of your support.
As we shall have the exclusive benefit of the personal assistance of Mr Charles Hancock, the original introducer of Gutta Percha into use in the manufacturers of this country, and the Inventor and Patenteer of all the most important processes connected with it, we shall be able to execute all orders with which we may be favored with a degree of perfection not to be hoped for from other persons, possessing only an imperfect knowledge of the properties of this valuable material.
All articles supplied from this manufactory will not only be of the best quality of material, (on the purity of which much depending) but of the best workmanship and finish.
Dealers will be treated with on a liberal and uniform system - Such as shall conduce equally to the protection of the trading capitalist, and the encouragement of enterprise.
Every description of Gutta Percha Goods in general demand are kept ready for delivery, including Shoe Soles, Driving Bands, Sheet etc etc.
Our superior and highly approved process of covering Telegraphic Wire, and of moulding tubing of unlimited lengths, without a joint, enables us to execute orders for such articles to any extent, and with great despatch.
Orders for moulded articles of any form and colour, executed at moderate prices, and with superior sharpness and beauty.
Hancock’s Patent Bosses which have been so extensively used, continue to be preferred by the Flax Spinners of England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Belgium and throughout the continent, - and we feel assured from the recent improvements made in them, the superiority of their manufacture, as well as the expeditious execution of orders, that the demand for them will continue to increase.
The West Ham Gutta Percha Company
P J Branscombe
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