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    Thomas Waghorn 1829/30: Signature of Thomas Waghorn on a memorandum stating 'Thomas Waghorn do hereby declare I was examined by the Committee of Enquiry alluded in, for four hours upon oath...and the Commissioners told me that they should lay the subject before Parliament of 1830 recommending me for assistance of money from that body, (signed) Thos Waghorn'; also an 1829 letter from Lambeth to Waghorn discussing the quality of Van Diemen's Land coal against that from Newcastle and that their strengths for powering steam were roughly the same, ending: 'Trusting that this information may prove favourable to the Eastern World'.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF