| Description | Letters from John Hall from 1778 to 1783. John Hall was one of the first engine erectors employed by Boulton & Watt. The engines he worked on include the Wren’s Nest forge engine in Shropshire, engines for John Wilkinson at Ketley and Snetshill (Snedshill), and blowing engines in Yorkshire.
How and where the letters were orignally kept is not clear, as they were found among the bundles of agreements with workmen.
The letters are dated as follows:
Nos. 1-4. 1778
Nos. 5-10. 1779
No. 11. 1780
Nos. 12-19. 1781
Nos. 20-23. 1782
Nos. 24-25. 1783 |