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Ref NoMS 3147/3/373/14
TitleLetter. Sir James Douglas (Springwoodpark) to Boulton & Watt [?] [Soho].
LevelItem
DateJul 1784
DescriptionAndrew Anderson has told him of Boulton & Watt’s application of the engine to tin and coal mines. Could it be applied to sugar cane grinding in the West Indies. Wind and mule power is expensive. Cane trash could be used as fuel. Has an estate in Antigua and he should be erecting a mill soon. " Mr. Wardlow" [William Winlaw], an engine maker in London, could make a model mill.
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LanguageEnglish
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