| Description | 2 pages. [He approves the proposal to keep sets of weights in London for trade. Mr Whitehurst's adjusting beams. He has heard nothing from Wilkinson about the cylinder. Has sent a roll of gilt metal. Needs a good workman. Visit from Mr Wyon, a silver chaser who recommended a silversmith called Swift in London. He wants James Watt to persuade him to come to Birmingham. He is trying the new warming pan. He will change the dies for the weights. He has received Mr Hamilton's letter and accepts his offer. He hopes James Watt will get a look at the moon or Saturn through Mr Short's telescope].
(Muirhead no. 139) |