[1] Diary, Reminiscences, and Correspondence of Henry Crabb
Robinson, Barrister-at-Law, F.S.A., i. 231.
[2] After the appearance of my article on the Koenig and Walter
Presses in Macmillan's Magazine for December, 1869, I received
the following letter from Sir Rowland Hill:-
"Hampstead" January 5th, 1870.
"My dear sir,
"In your very interesting article in Macmillan's Magazine on the
subject of the printing machine, you have unconsciously done me
some injustice. To convince yourself of this, you have only to
read the enclosed paper. The case, however, will be strengthened
when I tell you that as far back as the year 1856, that is, seven
years after the expiry of my patent, I pointed out to Mr. Mowbray
Morris, the manager of The Times, the fitness of my machine for
the printing of that journal, and the fact that serious
difficulties to its adoption had been removed. I also, at his
request, furnished him with a copy of the document with which I
now trouble you. Feeling sure that you would like to know the
truth on any subject of which you may treat, I should be glad to
explain the matter more fully, and for this purpose will, with
your permission, call upon you at any time you may do me the
favour to appoint.
"Faithfully yours,
"Rowland Hill."
On further enquiry I obtained the Patent No. 6762; but found that
nothing practical had ever come of it.
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