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Ref NoMS 3147/3/4/34
TitleLetter. Matthew Boulton (Redruth) to James Watt (Birmingham).
LevelItem
Date24 Oct 1780
Description2 sheets.
Summarised “Cornish men at their elections cry for Parliament to relieve them of Boulton & Watt’s impositions. Boulton prefers to mix with high society. Boulton cannot ride for boils. In distress for forgings. Concerning erectors. Boilers and their making. Rule for chimneys. Watt figures them too low.”
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