| Description | The letter replies to Blake's previous letter, explains that Brunel's request to move the donkey engines and auxiliary boilers is covered by Watt & Co's contract, reminds Blake to ensure that all the work is done as economically as possible and remarks on the lack of bilge pumps in the boiler compartments. The letter also requests Blake do everything he can to speed up the work lest the screw engines and the rest of the ship be completed well before the paddle engine. The letter also warns Blake that there is still a good deal of work to be done before the engines can be considered complete. |