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Ref NoMS 3219/7/4/1/3/26
Finding NumberMS 3219/7/51/26
TitleLetter. Gregory Watt (Florence) to James Watt (Birmingham)
LevelItem
Date03 May 1802
Description[Includes a copy of an order for pneumatic apparatus and for a telescope received from Dr Moscati and originally sent from Genoa to James Watt jr. The Italian Republic may want a mint from Mr Boulton. Journey to Leghorn: '....no material damage was done except to a door which our servant was thrown against by his mule tumbling before it - the door gave way. He entered the house head foremost, overthrew the dinner table, spilled all the macaroni, and astonished the family. Had it not been Sunday they would have thought it was the Devil'].
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Access StatusOpen
LanguageEnglish
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