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A rebuke for delay in the shipment of ore and intimation that a demand for payment of the writer's claim against recipient will be at once enforced.

Acknowledges receipt of two Bills [Letter 48], returns the first and desires to know when it will be convenient for the 3 Harfords to execute "the Bond".

At recipient's request, acknowledges receipt of the Subscription of the Marquis of Bute and Lord James Stuart to the Cardiff Races.

Personal. A candid report, at recipient's request, that recipient is said not to be "getting on with the thing as you ought" nor attending to it personally. A request for an account of the "two engines", an expression of sympathy because there is no place where the engines can be regularly manufactured and a favourable report on the engine at Hirwain.

Personal and family. An offer to allow a debt of £1777 due from recipient to stand for six months more so that the interest would make a round sum of £2000 repayable.

Intimating that payment of an account in respect of "the little Engine" can be obtained by presentation of this letter to Mr Moser; and desiring to hear about the performance of recipient's engine at L'pool.

Sends a Bill in payment for soap.

Encloses a Bill in payment for the sums expended on the maintenance of Lewis Vaughan, the writer's ward, by the recipient over a period of nine months. Personal.

Sends a cheque in payment of an account for newspapers.

A reply to recipient to state that his father never votes in "the Bridewell Affairs"; that his "steamers" require repair; that he intends to "claim from the Patentee's licence to make two engines" in his own way without payment; that this is in recipient's best interests; and that "Gurneys will never make an engine worth a farthing".

An order for 40 lbs. of Souchong Tea at 6/6 per lb.

Refusing to pay one shilling of recipient's allowance in advance in view of his conduct in not viewing his property to see what repairs were needed and intimating that all recipients debts will be settled through Mr Peter Williamson, and not through recipient himself. A rebuke.

Sends an order (cheque) in payment of an account.

Intimates that he will be compelled "consistently with convenience and interest" to build his Tin Mill on the Forest Side of the river, and will therefore treat with recipient for the use of appropriate parts of the property. A long argument in mock-Parliamentary form to prove the value of the works to recipient and to set forth what are logical and fair terms for water rental, the use of recipient's bridge for the transit of iron to the Glamorganshire canal, and the use or purchase of recipient's coal. An invitation to meet the writer either at Newbridge or Ystrad or Cyfarthfa.

Assuring recipient of his wish to deal with him "for both Coal, Road and Water and all other convenience at once and not to make any' Dutch Auction' between your and Christopher James's Coal". The writer could use the Glamorganshire Canal cheaply and thereby get the use of all coal in the districts around, but would prefer to use recipient's road, canal and coal if equitable rates were conceded to himself and Biddulphs. A second invitation to a meeting.

Acknowledges receipt of cheque for £101 and intimates he wishes to see recipient on his next visit to Merthyr.

Sends a cheque in payment of a bill, and returns thanks for the attention accorded to Mrs Crawshay by recipient and his wife.

Sends a Bill with which recipient is to pay the debts of Mr Lewis Vaughan, his ward, and then give the balance to the latter with intimation that there is no more money on hand for him. Details of the expenditure are requested.

Instructing that the Messrs Jones wish recipient to tax all the Bills recipient pays on their behalf and inform them on the result. (Vide. Letter 83).

Sends a cheque and requests a receipt.