| Description | [Returning the sum of £20 advanced to himself and Mr Murdoch when at Soho, and sending thanks for the kindness shown them at Soho.] On the same sheet: Letter. James Slight (Edinburgh) to M. Boulton & Plate Co. (Soho). 13 Nov. 1819. [Mentioning Mr Stevenson’s letter to Mr Dixon (on the same sheet, q.v.) concerning a stove for heating air. He is going to make enquiries about the dimensions required.] On the same sheet: Letter. Robert Stevenson (Edinburgh) to Mr. Dickson (Soho). 13 Oct. 1819. [Thanks for Dickson’s (?Dixon’s) attention to Messrs Slight and Murdoch during their visit to Soho and hopes it will enable them to produce smoother surfaces on the plates in future. Mr Slight has spoken of a ……[cut out] which may be useful in lighthouses which he believes is made at the Soho Foundry.] |