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Malone
28 Feb /57

D^r Sir/

I h^ve address^d this t y at the R. Instⁿ, not recll^g y^r pres^t add^ss – I hope it will be forward^d t y.– I h^v h^rd tht y. rec^tly gave a lect. at the R Insⁿ on Ph.G.G^phy. M^r Carpmael the em^t P^t A^gt has advis’d me that the pss of the PhGG^c comp^y is a manifest infrg^ment of the pat^t grant^d to me for “Imp^vts in Egrving” – Others of my fr^ds concur^g in the same opⁿ I have comm^d an actⁿ for dmages ag^st the Comp^y in the Court of Q.B.– w^ch will come on for trial in the course of a few w^ks.

May I ask y. if y. have suffic^t practical knowledge of the art, to give your evidence as to its utility, novelty &c &c? If so, I daresay you w^d oblige me by your testimony – How do you electtype the Chrome gelat photog^rph? directly on the gelatin surface, render’d conductive? or do you take an impressⁿ first, & on what material? I am sorry I was not aware of your lecture, I sh^d have liked to hear it.

I have some thoughts of forming a Company (of limited liability) to carry out my invenⁿ practically on a large scale.

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Malone
28 February 1857

Dear Sir

I have addressed this to you at the Royal Institution, not recollecting your present address.– I hope it will be forwarded to you. I have heard that you recently gave a lecture at the Royal Institution on Photogalvanography. M^r Carpmael the eminent Patent Agent has advised me that the process of the Photogalvanographic Company ¹ is a manifest infringement of the patent granted to me for “Improvements in Engraving” – Others of my friends concurring in the same opinion I have commenced an action for damages against the company in the Court of Queens Bench – which will come on for trial in the course of a few weeks.

May I ask you if you have sufficient practical knowledge of the art, to give your evidence as to its utility, novelty &c &c? If so, I daresay you would oblige me by your testimony. How do you electrotype the Chrome gelatine photograph? Directly on the gelatin surface, rendered conductive? or do you take an impression first, & on what material? I am sorry I was not aware of your lecture, I should have liked to hear it.

I have some thoughts of forming a company (of limited liability) to carry out my invention practically on a large scale.