Letter from [A MacIlwaine?], Managing Director of the Hull Oil Manufacturing Co, to William B Hardy Would like to confirm that the chestnuts required by the Government are for the production of explosives and not for oil or cattle food -- would nevertheless like to receive a sample of the chestnuts as 'our processes of extracting and steaming may be of assistance' -- notes that [Hardy] is already in communication with someone on the harvest of beech nuts, and would like to receive samples of these as well. 17 August 1917