| Description | Of the various Cornish mines who withheld engine premium payments from Boulton in the 1790s, some later settled without recourse to legal action. Boulton & Watt pursued others through the courts, taking action against the mine owners or "adventurers" and often their engineers – both Edward Bull and Richard Trevithick were cited in the case of Ding Dong Mine. Some of these mines had erected "pirate" engines, others had Boulton & Watt engines.
The bundle contains copies of legal papers papers from the following cases in Chancery and Common Pleas:
Boulton and Watt v. William Harris and others (Wheal Treasury)
Boulton and Watt v. Ralph Allen Daniell (Consolidated Mines)
Boulton and Watt v. Richard Oxnam and others (Ding Dong Mine)
Watt and Boulton v. William Harris (Wheal Crenver)
Boulton and Watt v. Andrews and others (United Mines)
Boulton and Watt v. Rowe and others (Godolphin Mine)
It also contains some material from circa 1780 about the comparison between Boulton & Watt engines and atmospheric engines, and other assorted documents such as powers of attorney, an affidavit for William Murdock, and so on. |