| Description | Letters from Henry Williams from 1779 to 1783. Henry Williams was an engine erector who mainly worked on engines in the Midlands. These included the Wren’s Nest Forge engine near West Bromwich, and the engines at Coalbrookdale, Ketley and Donnington Wood in Shropshire. The letters are addressed to Matthew Boulton, James Watt, Watt’s assistant William Playfair and the engine firm’s clerk, John Buchanan.
The letters are dated as follows:
No. 1. 1779
Nos. 2-4. 1780
Nos. 5-6. 1781
Nos. 7-11. 1782
No. 12. 1783 |