Ref NoMS 3147/3/6/45
TitleLetter. Matthew Boulton (Cusgarne) to James Watt (—)
LevelItem
Date05 December 1782
Description2 sheets. Summarised “Boulton rides 10 miles out of his way, is very ill and faints away. With Murdock who is a valuable man. Re. pump rods and balance bobs. Cornwall going to petition Parliament for to rid them of Boulton & Watt. Boulton still presses Watt to get on with the up & down engine. Our people will not mix with Trepol and Pen’s. Bottoms of cylinders are colder than the tops.”
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FormatItems
Access StatusOpen
LanguageEnglish
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