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Ref NoMS 3147/3/482/23
TitleLetter. John Porter (Pavia) to Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho). 28 Jun. 1827.
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Date28 Jun 1827
DescriptionDocketed “Trial of the Eridano up the Po. 7 miles per hour up, 11 miles down. 180 kilogrammes of coal per hour, about ½ what Fawcett’s engines burn. Pavia boat called Virgil – 4 days from Venice to Pavia, got through the 5 mile current at Piacenza. A voygae to Ancona. Both vessels give satisfation. Indifferent account of Pritchard.”
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