| Ref No | MS 3219/6/1/2/5 |
| Finding Number | MS 3219/6/10 |
| Title | Copy press letters to various persons |
| Level | Item |
| Date | 1804 - 1806 |
| Description | There is an original bundle wrapper on which is written in red ink, ‘Press Copies of Letters Written by James Watt Junr. 1804 - 1806. No. 1 to 191.’
The press copy sheets were individually numbered in red ink and they were arranged in mainly chronological order beginning with the most recent, though there are exceptions. The original order has been retained. They have been sorted into 79 letters. The legibility of the copying varies considerably. Occasionally the letters seem to be incomplete.
Many of the letters are concerned with the death of Gregory Watt and its aftermath.
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| Extent | 79 |
| Format | Items |
| Related Material | The Watt and Muirhead papers were microfilmed by Adam Matthews publications as part of 'Industrial Revolution: A Documentary History'. 'Muirhead I' was published in Series One: parts 6 and 8, in 1997. The 'James Watt papers' were published in 'Series Three', 1999.
All the microfilms and their catalogues are available in Birmingham City Archives. |
| Access Status | Open |