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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Extract from a London brewer's letter describes the successful implementation of a steam engine in their brewhouse, enhancing efficiency by replacing horse labor, with broader economic implications for reducing horse demand in the city.
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Extract of a letter from an eminent Brewer in London.
"We have erected a steam-engine at our brewhouse, by which we grind 250 quarters of malt per day, and pump up 1200 barrels of water per hour, from a well communicating with the Thames, and generally perform all the operations for which our horses were employed--consuming only 9 bushels of coals in 12 hours, and the engine entirely managed by one man and a boy. The first expense is heavy, but we find after three months trial it answers our most sanguine hopes--Several are already erected in this city, and many more are preparing, which will materially lessen the demand for horses, and prove a public as well as a private benefit."
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London
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the steam engine has proven successful after three months of trial, consuming only 9 bushels of coals in 12 hours, managed by one man and a boy, and is expected to lessen the demand for horses while providing public and private benefits.
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An eminent brewer in London installed a steam engine at their brewhouse that grinds 250 quarters of malt per day, pumps 1200 barrels of water per hour from a well connected to the Thames, and performs operations previously done by horses. Several such engines are already in use in London, with more being prepared.