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Bristol Docks, Engineer's Office, Underfall Yard,
Sir Harbe Hullon Gregory
2 Delahay Street
Westminster
London. S.W.
Szar vir,
Humberland Jasin ja ti February, 1996.
I have to acknowledge the receipt
of your letter of
the 17th instant and in reply thereto I have very much pleasure
in stating that Mr W. Chatham has been an Assistant in my office for rather more than six years.
He was introduced to me by Mr James Forrest of the Institution and I engaged him mainly on the recommendation of Messrs Thomas Meik & Sons of Edinburgh and of Mr Robert Jamieson, Town and Harbour Clerk of Bo'ness; Mr Chatham having for some years acted as Resident Engineer under the Commissioners of that town.
Mr Chatham is leaving me only because the Dock Committee of the Council have finished certain heavy works, in which Mr Chatham, whilst here, was in charge of...