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MS 3147 - Boulton and Watt Collection - 1761 - 1977
3 - Correspondence and Papers - 1769 - 1895
71 - Correspondence James Watt Jr. to William Creighton 1825 - 1825
Ref No
MS 3147/3/71/26c
Title
Letter. Capt. W. Bain (City of Edinburgh Steam Packet) to James Watt Jr. (Norfolk Hotel, Strand, London)
Level
Item
Date
04 May 1825
Description
Docketed “Has put a damper into the chimney. Consumption of coal upon his return passage. Leaks in the bridges etc., attributed by him to bad iron. NB – these no doubt were occasioned by the hard firing upon the 9th to 11th April.”
Extent
1
Format
Item
Access Status
Open
Language
English
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