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the plan adapted at New haven. These were ordered by Mr Goodwin after an interview with Mr Roper - They will be finished in the course of two weeks
Mr Roper has also made an engine of ringing the larger bell on the plan proposed at New Haven This has been delivered I have given Mr Roper a written order to construct an engine for experimenting to be
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finished by the middle of next month
I shall probably go on to Boston after the meeting at Northampton
Mr Roper will also make arrangements for determining the quantity of steam necessary to blow the steam whistle
Mr Roper says the [[Eskron?]] engine used last summer is now at Staten Island.
Mr Roper has not sold to Mr Townsend the modification which