| Description | Written from Swansea. The letter asks if Brunel has made any arrangements for the coaling of the Great Ship and if not, Witstone offers his services, for a small commission to be paid by the colliery owners, to arrange the transport from the Aberdare coalfields to the ship while giving the Great Ship Company considerable advantages in the quality of coal without prejudice as to price. Witstone also suggests that his long association with some railway lines might make him a more beneficial agent for Brunel. |