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MS 3147 - Boulton and Watt Collection - 1761 - 1977
3 - Correspondence and Papers - 1769 - 1895
525 - Special Subjects and Correspondents. Thomas Telford, miscellaneous letters 1795—1832 - 1795—1832
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MS 3147/3/525/32
Title
Letter. Thomas Telford (Salopian Coffee House, Charing Cross, London) to Boulton & Watt (Soho). 7 Jul. 1806.
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Date
7 Jul 1806
Description
Docketed “Anxious to have the benefit of Mr. Watt’s advice but states the necessity of being furnished with our calculations without delay. Opposition to the bill of the Glasgow Water Works from the coal owners on the Clyde. Wants to know the dimensions of an engine proper for raising 1500 Scotch pints per minute and double that quantity – with every dispatch.”
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