Letter from George Stephenson to Timothy Hackworth

HACK 11/11 Mr Hackworth New Shildon near Darlington July 25 1828 Liverpool 25th July 1828 Dear Timothy, Brandreth has given a report here that you are going to lay off the Locomotive Engines, Is it so? It was a great pity that these accident took place with the tubes. It appears Brandreth has got some new plan introduced for the horses to ride which I suppose he will set off as his own invention. It is more than two years since I explained this to Brandreth - Canterbury was the place where I want to have put it to me, but as that Company have now determined to work the Line by steam power it will not be wanted. We have tried the new Loco motive Engine at 2005-7290 8684 IEYMO