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Men of Invention and Industry

CHAPTER III
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They differed about the tempering of the springs.

They must have another trial of the timekeeper, or anything with which to put off a settlement of the claim.

Harrison was ready for any further number of trials; and in the meantime the Commissioners merely paid him a further sum on account.
Two more dreary years passed.

Nothing was done in 1763 except a quantity of interminable talk at the Board of Commissioners.

At length, on the 28th of March, 1764, Harrison's son again departed with the timekeeper on board the ship Tartar for Barbadoes.


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