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Ref NoMS 3147/3/483/18
TitleLetter. William Fairbairn (Manchester) to James Watt Jr. (Soho). 24 Jul. 1830.
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Date24 Jul 1830
DescriptionDocketed “Superintended the experiments with a twin boat on the Forth & Clyde Canal. Decrease of wave with the increase of velocity. Has an order for two twin boats of iron, and wishes us to make locomotive engines for it. Proposes coming here with Mr. John Kennedy.”
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