| Description | 2 sheets. On the second sheet: Letter. James Watt Jr. (London) to John Southern (Soho). 2 Mar. 1801. Docketed “Declined Douglas’ premises. Receipt of £2236.11 from West India Dock Co. R. Walker’s conduct handsome. London Dock Co. unwilling to give up their turn. Order for a third pump and engine for this co. Rudge and Price’s conduct. Slow progress of Isle of Dogs Canal. Difficulty of getting money from Isle of Dogs Canal. Detention of Turnbull Forbes & Co.’s goods and Huddart’s fly wheel – latter sent back part of the way. Turnbull & Co. will not have the engine erected in London. Answers to sundry memorandums of Mr. Southern. Orders for sundries for London Dock. Co.” |