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Ref NoMS 3147/3/374/36
TitleLetter. Joseph Fry (Bristol) to James Watt (Newhall, Birmingham).
LevelItem
Date26 Feb 1784
DescriptionDocketed "Plan of works at Battersea." On the same sheet: Coloured plan of Fry’s site at Battersea. Has sent 6lbs. of chocolate. Hopes the West Indies fleet will bring coconuts. A person in London suggested that Fry write to James Watt about the Battersea premises – this person thinks the Blackfriars site [the intended Albion mill] is too confined. Further details of the Battersea land. When Matthew Boulton goes to London he should see it – Daniel Alexander will show him around.
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LanguageEnglish
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