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Ref NoMS 3147/3/490/14
TitleLetters (press copies). Press copies of two letters, as follows:
LevelItem
Date1821
Description(i) James Watt Jr. (London) to M. R. Boulton (Soho). 10 Jan. 1821. 4 sheets.
(ii) James Watt Jr. (London) to M. R. Boulton (Soho). 11 Jan. 1821. 3 sheets.
The docket is on a separate wrapper.
Docketed “Enclosing letter from Mr. Thompson advising that the Calcutta Mint is to be prepared for coining copper also. Remarks upon the power required for the rolling mill. Wish Mr. Murdock to assist at experiments with the indicator. Conference with Mr. George Rennie respecting the quantities rolled at the Royal Mint. Remarks on the load of the cutting out and coining engines at the Royal Mint. Application from the East India Co. for a steam boat from Macao to Canton.”
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