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Ref NoMS 3147/3/72/39
TitleLetter. James Watt Jr. (London) to Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho)
LevelItem
Date14 November 1826
Description2 sheets. Docketed “Inspection of steamers at Blackwall. Dolphin very steady – 9 strokes and everything satisfactory. Disengaging apparatus defective, new. Shannon all dirt, enquiry into the funds of the Co. Sails Thursday. Vixen painting, handsome vessel. Margaret and Hero in the canal, the former ready for engines. Money proposed to be added on Shannon. East London estimate from Maudslay £2000 above Boulton & Watt – can the estimate be increased. Mr. Stevens trying in Cornwall.”
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FormatItems
Access StatusOpen
LanguageEnglish
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