| Description | Letters from James Lawson from 1781 to 1783 and 1786 to 1787. Lawson was one of Boulton & Watt’s longest-serving and most experienced engine erectors and engineers. For this period he was based almost entirely in Cornwall, with a visit to Scotland in 1786. The letters make it clear that Lawson wrote several other letters that are not in this bundle.
The letters are divided as follows:
No. 1. 1781
No. 2. 1782
Nos. 3-18. 1783
No. 19-24. 1786
No. 25. 1787 |