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Ref NoMS 3147/3/74/8a
TitleLetter. James Watt Jr. (London) to William Creighton (Soho)
LevelItem
Date08 July 1828
DescriptionKept with (b) and (c) below. Docketed “Project for enlarging paddle wheels of the James Watt. Estimate wanted. Average passage of James Watt last year 56 hours = 8.7 miles per hour, this season 9.5 miles per hour. 488 miles. Coals, 1827 19 to 20 bushels, 1828 18 bushels. Damper proposed to be lowered, too much steam now.”
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Access StatusOpen
LanguageEnglish
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