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482 SWEDENBORG IN THE HOUSE OF NOBLES. [Doc. 171.
grant privileges and exemptions to those who set- up such
works. Perhaps the Royal College of Mines will submit
propositions to you about the privileges to be granted, whereby
such works may be promoted, and be put into a proper con
dition .
The accompanying drawing exhibits the machine which is
in use abroad. Two furnaces will be required to feed the
machine with 40 skeppund of iron per day, or with 8000 to
10000 skeppund during the whole year, for which skillful
workmen will be required; from 12 to 14 stigar of coal will be
consumed per day; and the cost for each skeppund of iron
will be 6 marks. A part of the produce will be used for nails,
rods, steel wire, gratings, etc .; while another part will meet the
demand of the blacksmiths, locksmiths, etc.
EMAN. SWEDENBORG .
Stockholm , April 11, 1723.
[This memorial was read before the Committee on the business
of the Diet on April 20, 1723; by them it was referred to the
Committee on Mining and Commerce, where it was read on
May 7. By the Diet it was referred to the King by whom
it was submitted to the College of Mines and to that of
Commerce on Aug. 10, 1725. It arrived in the College of
Mines, Aug. 23, 1725, and was filed for future reference, Sep
tember 1, 1726.
This memorial is accompanied by a description of a
drawing, but the drawing itself no longer exists; wherefore
we did not consider it worth while to translate the description.]
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