| Description | Written from the Portland Breakwater, Portland Engineers Office. The letter confirms that if the Great Eastern docks in Portland (Maine) there will be no difficulty in supplying the Great Eastern with the quantity of fresh water that would be required although the letter raises the possibility that an arrival before October 1859 would conflict with some engineering work going on alongside the jetty but it is not an insurmountable problem. The letter also offers some alternative suggestions for getting the water on board. |