TALBOT7438

Lincolns Inn ¹
17^th Aug 1857

My dear Sir

Our letters crossed ² expressing similar comments on the aspect of the Company ³ – in fact, it looks as if M^r Pretsch ⁴ wished to step the millstone from M^r Fenton’s ⁵ neck upon Your’s which would certainly improve the Company’s position –

I send You on the o^r Side Fry & Loxley’s ⁶ note declining to furnish a copy of M^r Hindmarsh’s opinion ⁷ – I have written in answer to say that our opinion does not coincide at all with their’s in the liberality of the counterproposals – but since in their letter of the 11^{th 8} they based their counterproposals upon M^r H’s opinion, how can You form an opinion judgment of its value, unless You are furnished with a copy?

We shall see if this will provoke a compliance

Ever Your’s faithfully
J. H Bolton

[enclosure: copy (in another hand) of Fry & Loxley to J H Bolton:]

Copy

80, Cheapside, London
E.C.

August 15^th 1857

Dear Sirs,

Talbot v Walker

We have given your favor of the 12^th ins^t our best consideration but we think it would not be desirable to furnish a copy of M^r Hindmarsh’s opinion. We must ask you to be so good as to consider our replies with the aid of your own judgment, and as our concessions are so liberal they should not, we think – fail to be viewed as satisfactory. –

Our Clients have not taken out any Patent subsequent to that of M^r Pretsch. –

D^r Sirs,
Yours faithfully
Fry & Loxley

Mess^rs Price Bolton & Filder