| Description | There is an original portfolio cover of cloth and boards covered in marbled paper. The label, in James Watt jr.'s writing, has almost disappeared. The words 'Biog...', '... er of ' and [181]' 9' are still visible.
The portfolio contains:
12 newspapers, 1819-1824.
A notice from the Bulletin de la Société d'Encouragement, No. CLXXXII, 1819. In French. (3 copies)
A copy of the Artisan, no.9 (1824).
Verse by R. Lawrence, 1825.
Letter. Alexander Buchanan (Glasgow) to James Watt jr. (Aston Hall). 19 Oct. 1826. Includes verses by Buchanan to the memory of James Watt. |