Hendrick writes that he is pleased with the progress report. He engages in a discussion of how short the steam can be cut off for he wishes to have the best machine in this part of the country, as far as water and fuel are concerned which is...
Hendrick enumerates the ways in which the automobile does not fit the description in the catalogue. He is especially upset about the size of the boiler which he feels is too small. Hendrick feels cheated. He asks Hunt to furnish a larger boiler,...
Hendrick has received the tire spokes he requested, but they are not of the correct size. He is returning the spokes and also includes a sample of the correctly sized spoke.
Hendrick avers that the carriage is in quite as good order as when it came and reiterates that it is not satisfactory because the boiler is too small and the burner a dead failure. Hendrick explains that he purchased the vehicle because of Hunt's...
Hendrick ends this personal letter with a conversation about automobiles. He had a fine ride in automobiles in San Francisco and in Cleveland. Hendrick also discusses young Tevis who had a White touring car that he would keep for a mud wagon and...
Hendrick requests that the company send him an automobile air pump on trial. Hendrick also asks that the company allow him to return the pump if it takes longer than 15 days to run his experiment. He will keep the pump if he can make it do the...
Hendrick is thinking about exchanging the wheels on his steam automobile surrey. Hendrick inquires about the time it would take to send artillery wheels and what data the company would need to fit them to [his] machine.
Hendrick ends this business letter with two paragraphs about the result of his experiment with the electric car and of his views on the steam vehicle. Hendrick considers how many miles each machine will go and the cost of the steam vehicle.
Hendrick asks the company to make a list of what might be needed on a trip and to forward it to him. In a handwritten postscript Hendrick describes a problem he is having with the belt that runs the oil pump. He considers sprocket and chains but...
Hendrick writes to Goodyear as instructed by the American Electric Vehicle company, in order to exchange the old tires for a new set. Hendrick discusses the specifications of the old tires and inquires about solid tires as compared to pneumatic...
Hendrick resends the text of his August 1, 1900 letter in response to a letter received from American the previous day. Hendrick proposes that he will return the vehicle and forfeit the advance if they agree.
Hendrick orders a condenser in this handwritten copy. He also inquires about the possibility of an air pump operated by the engine for it seems altogether too much of a job to do it by hand.
Hendrick wants to know if the company is now making a surrey. Hendrick mentions a friend who has a White automobile. The friend is trying to devise a regulator so that he will not have to hand-pump the water as much (the only fault he finds with...
Hendrick inquires how soon after receiving an order could the company send a set of rims for 28 inch automobile wheels. He requires the rims to be flanged so as not to cut the tires.
