| Description | Extensive shorthand on the outside of the letter. Part of the letter has been cut away. Summarised “Boulton considers it necessary to publish Watt’s invention in the Bristol papers and gives the outlines, under five headings. Mentions Newcomen of Dartmouth. Hornblowers say it is no matter how the steam is used, whether on a piston or otherwise. Meets Mr. Townsend. Miscellaneous affairs in Cornwall.” |