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MS 3147 - Boulton and Watt Collection - 1761 - 1977
3 - Correspondence and Papers - 1769 - 1895
511 - Special Subjects and Correspondents. Gilbert Meason and Wanlockhead Mine, 1778, 1781—1785 - 1778—1785
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MS 3147/3/511/15
Title
Memorandum. Copy of Mr. Smeaton’s proposal to Mr. Meason. 9 May 1785.
Level
Item
Date
9 May 1785
Description
In James Watt’s hand. Dated at Gray’s Inn.
Copy of a proposal by John Smeaton for an atmospheric engine of his construction. This may be a copy made in 1785 of a much earlier proposal by Smeaton.
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