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Ref NoMS 3147/3/52/16
TitleLetter. James Watt Jr. (London) to M. R. Boulton (Soho)
LevelItem
Date27 June 1803
DescriptionHas given an estimate to the Chevalier Edelcrantz for an engine for his distillery. Request by Mr. Lockey for an estimate for an engine for a rice manufactory for Mr. Lucas of South Carolina. Need for a Boulton Watt & Co. erector to stay with Jackson & Dampier’s engine. Cannot find Newman to send to Mr. Symonds. Mistakes in making Jackson & Dampier’s engine – leaving the piston rod and cap black while all the other work is polished has “an indifferent appearance”. Mr. Smith of the Gravesend Tunnel has paid £200.
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Access StatusOpen
LanguageEnglish
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