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Ref NoMS 3219/4/10/5/4/3
Finding NumberMS 3219/4/287/3
TitlePapers and drawings concerning various steam engines in Scotland
LevelFile
Date1766
DescriptionWritten in red ink on the paper numbered '1' is: Engine Estimates etc. No 1 to 10. 6 Dec[embe]r 1766.
The bundle comprises:

1. Estimate by James Watt and Robert Mackell for a steam engine for the Carron Company. 1766 (1 item)
2. Notes and calculations by James Watt for the Carron bellows. n.d. [1766] (1 item)
3. Drawing of side view and plan of the Carron engine. n.d. [1766] (1 item)
4. Drawings of the front view of the engine at Leadhills. n.d. [1766] (1 item)
5. Drawings of the side view of the engine at Leadhills. n.d. [1766] (1 item)
6. Estimate for the Leadhills engine. n.d. [1766] (1 item)
7. Draft agreement between James Watt and Robert Mackell and Lord Kennet to erect a steam engine at Pitmuir. n.d. (1 item)
8. Letter. R. Bruce, Lord Kennet (Edinburgh) to James Watt (Glasgow). 5 May 1769. (1 item) [Concerning the need for a new boiler for the engine].
9. Draft agreement between [James Watt] and Mr Dick to erect a steam engine at Newton. 1766. (1 item)
10. Drawing and estimate for a sugar mill. n.d. (1 item)
Extent10
FormatItems
Access StatusOpen
LanguageEnglish
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