| Ref No | MS 3219/6/3/1/4 |
| Finding Number | MS 3219/6/63 |
| Title | Miscellaneous letters and papers concerning steamboats |
| Level | File |
| Date | 1817 - 1818 |
| Description | 1. Copy by James Watt jr. of a revised draft of Captain Wager's petition to the King of the Netherlands. The Hague. 24 December 1817. (3 pieces)
2. Copy press letter. James Watt jr. (Rotterdam) to John Rennie (London). 26 January 1818. (7 pieces)
3. 'Extracts from the Act 26 George 3 relative to Registers etc. of British built vessels'. nd. [c. 1818]. (1 item)
4. Estimate by Claverman for building a steam boat. Rotterdam. January1818. In Dutch.
5. Estimate by Claverman for building a steam boat for the Moerdyke Ferry. January1818. In Dutch.
6. Calculations. nd. [c. 1818]. In Dutch.
7. Printed notice about the steam yachts Majestic and Thames at Margate. nd. [c. 1818]. (1 item)
8. Draft letter. James Watt jr. (-----) to --(-----). nd.[ c. 1818]. [The Eclipse]. (1 item) |
| Extent | 8 |
| Format | Items |
| Related Material | The Watt and Muirhead papers were microfilmed by Adam Matthews publications as part of 'Industrial Revolution: A Documentary History'. 'Muirhead I' was published in Series One: parts 6 and 8, in 1997. The 'James Watt papers' were published in 'Series Three', 1999.
All the microfilms and their catalogues are available in Birmingham City Archives. |
| Access Status | Open |
| Language | English |
| Dutch |