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MS 3147 - Boulton and Watt Collection - 1761 - 1977
3 - Correspondence and Papers - 1769 - 1895
531 - Special Subjects and Correspondents. White Grit Mine and Shelvefield Gravels, 1783—1785 - 1783—1785
Ref No
MS 3147/3/531/16
Title
Letter. Joshua Blakeway (Shrewsbury) to Boulton & Watt (Soho). 23 Jul. 1783.
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Date
23 Jul 1783
Description
John Lawrence is getting very impatient. Has Matthew Boulton tested the ore yet. Boulton & Watt did suggest when they visited that the engine might be at work by Midsummer.
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