| Ref No | MS 3219/6/3 |
| Title | Personal papers of James Watt jr. |
| Level | Series |
| Date | 1808 - 1848 |
| Description | This section includes papers concerning steam navigation and voyages of the Caledonia steamboat; papers concerning the death of James Watt on 19 August 1819, the erection of a monument to him and the building of a memorial chapel at Handsworth parish church; papers concerning publications about James Watt , the steam engine and the composition of water; miscellaneous legal papers and miscellaneous papers concerning the firm of Boulton & Watt; miscellaneous personal papers; miscellaneous general papers. |
| 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 |