| Description | Written from Paddington, London. The letter informs Brunel of a very dependable man who has, for several years, been employed by the Coast Guard and who is now looking for another job. Gooch explains that the man is too old, at 32, to be employed on the railway, but suggests that he might be suitable as a ship's mate on the Great Eastern and asks what steps might be taken to secure him such a placement. |