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Ref NoMS 3219/4/3/1/39
Finding NumberMS 3219/4/127/39
TitleLetter. James Watt (Heathfield) to Joseph Black (Edinburgh).
LevelItem
Date17 July 1793
Description[The lawsuit against the pirates. He has secured some money on a mortgage near Glasgow. James Watt jr.’s conduct in politics has made him very uneasy. Jessy is much better, despite the heat. 'We have had no philosophical news since the affair of the frog electricity [See letter Matthew Boulton to James Watt. 13 Oct. 1792. B&W Parcel D/6] Dr. Beddoes is applying antiphlogistic chemistry to medicine. Dr. Withering is improved for having wintered in Lisbon]. (Partners no. 139)
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