"The steam engine is my child, and I shall see it grow."

"Dr Priestly (sic) was once very ill with gall stones & was cured by abstinence from Butcher meat. ... fish & vegetables & butter or fat did not hurt him when taken in moderation, but his Doctors must …"

"In the mean time do all you can to cure him of Bashfullness which will ruin him in this impudent age; but beware he be not led into the opposite vice of self conceit or arrogance which is 1000 times w…"

"The power of steam is like a wild horse; it must be harnessed with precision."

"I know grief has its period; but I have much to suffer..."