Ref NoMS 3147/3/52/32
TitleLetter. James Watt Jr. (Manchester) to M. R. Boulton (Soho)
LevelItem
Date02 August 1803
Description2 sheets. Enclosing a bill of exchange from A. & G. Murray. Mitchel & Cantrell’s plans to pay their creditors. Expected rates of payment of bills on Smith Lindsay Smith & Co. and Dunlop Smith & Co. Peter Marsland’s partners Messrs. Burnley want more time to pay for the engine. Problems with the large connecting wheel sent to Marsland. Thoughts on construction of connecting wheels – various examples. Work on Mr. Southam’s, Askham Eyre’s and Messrs. Pelling’s engines. Can M. R. Boulton send the Hope’s Tenants account. Mr. Pooley has bought Mr. Lee’s 30 horse cylinder and wants his extinguishing apparatus. Requests an estimate for a 24 horse engine for Mr. Beevor.
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LanguageEnglish
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