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Ref NoMS 3147/3/342/22
TitleLetter. Thomas Wilson (Chacewater) to James Watt (Harper’s Hill)
LevelItem
Date19 September 1782
DescriptionDocketed “About purchasing of shares in Poldice.” Summarised “Hopes Boulton has not been prevented from coming to Cornwall to counteract the Hornblowers’ boast of their engine’s performance at Radstock. Works 14 lbs. on the inch, 14 strokes per minute, loaded to 17 lbs. Hornblowers have left propositions to alter engines to their principles. Will send Wedgwood’s clay. About purchasing of shares in Poldice.”
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Access StatusOpen
LanguageEnglish
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