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Ref NoMS 3219/4/1/1/5/31
Finding NumberMS 3219/4/5/31
TitleLetter. Ann Watt (Clover) to James Watt (Birmingham)
LevelItem
Date02 October 1785
Description[Docket reads 7 Oct 1785.] [Money and the success of the Cornish mines, 'so hope [for] the best, don't torment yourself with fear' . 'Mr B is not to be trusted with money for had he millions he woud [sic] find ways to spend it.' She will travel once the moon is fuller, the beginning of November. After heavy rain the weather has turned fine and the children have been able to go for long walks in the countryside. They are 'stout and think nothing of walking three or four miles at a stretch'. She regrets that he cannot come to Scotland. She intends to see Mr Wilkinson on the way south. News from friends.]
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Access StatusOpen
LanguageEnglish
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