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Ref NoMS 3782/13/109/93
TitleCopy letter. Matthew Boulton (Soho) to James Harley [St Petersburg].
LevelItem
Date29 August 1803
Description3 pcs. Concerning: the prospect of war, mentioning that Soho is empty four hours each day while the young men attend military drills, that Lord Dartmouth and Matthew Robinson Boulton were beginning to raise a troop with horses, and a change of plan which meant Lord Dartmouth took command of three batallions of Birmingham housekeepers, manufacturers, and Sohoites with M R Boulton as the first Major of the first batallion and Lord Lewsham the second; the building progress and erection of machinery in the winter; the death of Harley's father; Zaccheus Walker and his father; and James, Ann, and Gregory Watt. Appendixed is a 'list of things in X No.2.'
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Access StatusOpen
LanguageEnglish
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