| Ref No | MS 3219/6/3/2/11 |
| Finding Number | MS 3219/6/79 |
| Title | Letters and papers concerning the erection of a public monument to James Watt |
| Level | File |
| Date | May 1824 - December 1824 |
| Description | There is an original bundle label in the handwriting of James Watt jr., which reads: 'Proceedings & Correspondence relative to Public Monuments to my Father.' May 1824.
London Meeting 18th June
Manchester D[itt]o 5 th July
Birmingham D[itt]o 8th D[itt]o
Greenock D[itt]o 20 July
Glasgow D[itt]o 24 Nov[embe]r
Edinburgh D[itt]o 22 July |
| Extent | 138 |
| 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 |
| Arrangement | The letters had at some time been arranged in chronological order and this has been retained. The dates covered are May to the end of December, 1824. |
| Language | English |