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Ref NoMS 3147/3/5/6
TitleLetter. Matthew Boulton (London) to James Watt (Birmingham).
LevelItem
Date16 Apr 1781
DescriptionSummarised "Navy Victualling Office require an engine for grinding corn. Wasbrough recommends his rotative motion and abuses Boulton & Watt’s engine. They visit our Chelsea and Shadwell engines and are satisfied with us. Glad to hear Watt is about designing rotative motions. The enemy shows fight, as we will not back. Recommends Watt to pray."
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