| Description | Miscellaneous press copies of letters written by various employees of Boulton & Watt. For whatever reasons these letters were not pasted into the firm’s letter books. They were found scattered through the collection.
Letters about James Law’s whereabouts, 1782.
1. Letter (press copy). John Buchanan (Soho) to Prichard & Barlow [Bristol]. 13 Aug. 1782.
Can they make enquiry as to James Law’s whereabouts, as B&W have heard nothing of him since he left Cornwall on 1 Aug. and are concerned he has had an accident.
For Prichard & Barlow’s reply see the General Correspondence, 1785—1795.
2. Letter (press copy). John Buchanan (Soho) to Mr. — Land (London Inn, Exeter). 13 Aug. 1782.
Can Land find out whether James Law is in Exeter, as B&W have heard nothing of him since he left Cornwall on 1 Aug. and are concerned he has had an accident. Description of Law.
3. Letter (press copy). Boulton & Watt (Soho) to Thomas Wilson (—). 15 Aug. 1782.
In search of James Law.
This letter appears to have been removed from a scrap book.
4. Letter (press copy). John Buchanan (Soho) to James Law (Ireland). 23 Apr. 1783.
News of Mrs. Law’s pregnancy. Boulton & Watt will send him money in Ireland if necessary.
Two letters of 1790.
5. Letter. Boulton & Watt (Soho) to William Matthews [London]. 12 Dec. 1790.
In Matthew Boulton’s hand.
About John Roberts’ intention to leave Soho, and the search for a replacement.
6. Letter. Boulton & Watt (Soho) to Samuel Whitbread [London]. 10 May 1790.
Sending Whitbread proposals for erecting a trial steam engine and sugar mill to demonstrate their potential use in the West Indies. |