Record

Ref NoMS 3219/3/3/2/4
Finding NumberMS 3219/3/93
TitleLetters from James Watt to James Watt of Greenock
LevelFile
Date1755 - 1756
Extent36
FormatItems
Related MaterialA single receipt from 1744 was discovered at Doldowlod in 2002 and donated to the City Archives. It is listed in the ‘Later additions to the papers of James Watt and Family’ part of the MS 3219 catalogue.
The Watt and Muirhead papers were microfilmed by Adam Matthew Publications as part of Industrial Revolution: A Documentary History. ‘Muirhead I’ was published in Series One: part 2 in 1993; ‘Muirhead II-IV’ in Series One: parts 6 and 8, in 1997; and the ‘James Watt Papers’ in Series Three, in 1999. All the microfilms are available in Birmingham City Archives.
Physical DescriptionPapers and correspondence
Access StatusOpen
ArrangementThe letters have now been listed in chronological order with the earliest first.
AdminHistoryThere was a piece of paper tied on the bundle with : 'Miscellaneous accounts etc. 1755 — 1756. No. 1 to 36' written by James Watt jr. in black ink. The letters are numbered in red ink. They were arranged in chronological order with the most recent first.The place from which the letter was sent was added by James Watt jr. Throughout, Watt addresses his father as 'Dear Papa'. The letters were given a docket by James Watt of Greenock, with the correspondent's name and the date. The place from which the letter was sent was added by James Watt jr., sometimes with a description of the contents. Any summary provided by the cataloguer is in square brackets.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherThree Generations of Watts. Extracts from the Doldowlod Papers, by Julian Gibson-Watt (1995), has a section on the trading correspondence of James Watt of Greenock and on the Finlay & Cation papers. [B&W Pamphlets G/7]
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