| Description | Letters from John Rennie from 1792 to 1795. During this period Rennie worked for Boulton & Watt as a millwright in London, but the arrangements between them were very informal, as Rennie was technically in business on his own. He also acted as their London agent, advising customers about engines and passing on enquiries to Boulton & Watt. He also travelled around the country – this bundle includes letters from Blackburn and Lancaster.
The letters are all addressed to Watt, with the exceptions of one to Boulton & Watt dated 24 March 1792, and one to Matthew Boulton dated 7 June 1792. The bundle also includes a letter from Rennie’s assistant Charles Taylor to John Southern dated 16 July 1792. All these letters were docketed by James Watt. Up until 1798, there are two series of Rennie’s letters; one to James Watt, and the other of letters that were answered by John Southern.
The letters are dated as follows:
Nos. 1-17. 1792
Nos. 18-26. 1793
No. 27. 1794
Nos. 28-. 1795. |