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MS 3147 - Boulton and Watt Collection - 1761 - 1977
1 - Records of Boulton & Watt and Successor Firms - 1766 - 1919
2 - Legal Records - 1766 - 1851
3 - Correspondence and Papers - 1769 - 1895
4 - PRODUCTION RECORDS - 1774 - 1895
5 - DRAWINGS - MAIN SERIES - 1775 - 1904
6 - DRAWINGS - "AVERY" PORTFOLIOS - 1815 - 1903
7 - DRAWINGS - 'SCIENCE MUSEUM' PORTFOLIOS - 1797 - 1919
8 - Staff and Employment Records - 1784-1888
9 - Premises Records - 1783-1894
10 - MISCELLANEOUS MANUSCRIPT AND PRINTED MATERIAL - 1776 - 1896
11 - Miscellaneous Non-Engineering Business Material - 1761-c.1850
12 - RECORDS OF THE BOULTON, WATT & CO. LONDON OFFICE - 1818 - 1885
1 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1818 - 1818
2 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1819 - 1819
3 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1820 - 1820
4 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1821 - 1821
5 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1822 - 1822
6 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1823 - 1823
7 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1824 - 1824
8 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1825 - 1825
9 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1826 - 1826
10 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1828 - 1828
11 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1830 - 1830
12 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1831 - 1831
13 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1832 - 1832
14 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1836 - 1836
15 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1839 - 1839
16 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1846 - 1846
18 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1847 - 1847
23 - Incoming Correspondence, 1818 - 1818
24 - Incoming Correspondence, 1819 - 1819
1 - Transcript of letter. James Brown to Boulton Watt & Co. 1 Jan. 1819. - 1 Jan 1819
2 - Letter. Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown. 10 Mar. 1819. - 10 Mar 1819
3 - Letter. Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown. 26 Mar. 1819. - 26 Mar 1819
4 - Letter. Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown. 3 May 1819. - 3 May 1819
5 - Letter. Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown. 5 May 1819. - 5 May 1819
6 - Letter. Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown. 21 May 1819. - 21 May 1819
7 - Letter. Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to William Murdock or James Brown. 9 Jun. 1819. - 9 Jun 1819
8 - Letter. Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown. 13 Jun. 1819. - 13 Jun 1819
9 - Letter. Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown. 4 Oct. 1819. - 4 Oct 1819
10 - Letter. Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown. 9 Dec. 1819. - 9 Dec 1819
11 - Letter. Daniel Brent (Rotherhithe) to James Brown. 26 Feb. 1819. - 26 Feb 1819
12 - Letter. Samuel Cooper (Bromley Steam Mills) to James Brown [?]. 27 Apr. 1819. - 27 Apr 1819
13 - Letter. William Creighton for Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown. 2 Jan. 1819. - 2 Jan 1819
14 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 4 Jan. 1819. - 4 Jan 1819
15 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 4 Jan. 1819. - 4 Jan 1819
16 - Letter. William Creighton for Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown. 6 & 7 Jan. 1819. - 7 Jan 1819
17 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 10 Jan. 1819. - 10 Jan 1819
18 - Letter. William Creighton for Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown. 13 Jan. 1819. - 13 Jan 1819
19 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 14 Jan. 1819. - 14 Jan 1819
20 - (a) Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 19 Jan. 1819. - 19 Jan 1819
21 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 25 Jan. 1819. - 25 Jan 1819
22 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 26 Jan. 1819. - 26 Jan 1819
23 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 28 Jan. 1819. - 28 Jan 1819
24 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 30 Jan. 1819. - 30 Jan 1819
25 - Letter. William Creighton (—) to James Brown. — Jan. 1819. - Jan 1819
26 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 1 Feb. 1819. - 1 Feb 1819
27 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 4 Feb. 1819. - 4 Feb 1819
28 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 8 Feb. 1819. - 8 Feb 1819
29 - Sketches. William Creighton. 9 Feb. 1819. - 9 Feb 1819
30 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 10 Feb. 1819. - 10 Feb 1819
31 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 11 Feb. 1819. - 11 Feb 1819
32 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 14 Feb. 1819. - 14 Feb 1819
33 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 15 Feb. 1819. - 15 Feb 1819
34 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 22 Feb. 1819. - 22 Feb 1819
35 - Note. William Creighton (—) to James Brown. 10 Mar. 1819. - 10 Mar 1819
36 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 11 Mar. 1819. - 11 Mar 1819
37 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 18 Mar. 1819. - 18 Mar 1819
38 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 22 Mar. 1819. - 22 Mar 1819
39 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 29 Mar. 1819. - 29 Mar 1819
40 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 1 Apr. 1819. - 1 Apr 1819
41 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 8 Apr. 1819. - 8 Apr 1819
42 - Letter. William Creighton (—) to James Brown. — Apr. 1819. - Apr 1819
43 - Sketch. William Creighton. 12 Apr. 1819. - 12 Apr 1819
44 - Letter. William Creighton for Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown. 15 Apr. 1819. - 15 Apr 1819
45 - Sketch. William Creighton. 15 Apr. 1819. - 15 Apr 1819
46 - Sketch. William Creighton. 3 May 1819. - 3 May 1819
47 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 17 May 1819. - 17 May 1819
48 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 22 May 1819. - 22 May 1819
49 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 28 May 1819. - 28 May 1819
50 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 31 May 1819. - 31 May 1819
51 - Note & Sketch. William Creighton (—) to James Brown. 7 Jun. 1819. - 7 Jun 1819
52 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 8 Jun. 1819. - 8 Jun 1819
53 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 14 Jun. 1819. - 14 Jun 1819
54 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 4 Jul. 1819. - 4 Jul 1819
55 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 5 Jul. 1819. - 5 Jul 1819
56 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 14 Jul. 1819. - 14 Jul 1819
57 - Note. William Creighton (—) to James Brown. 23 Jul. 1819. - 23 Jul 1819
58 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 2 Aug. 1819. - 2 Aug 1819
59 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 10 Aug. 1819. - 10 Aug 1819
60 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 16 Aug. 1819. - 16 Aug 1819
61 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 18 Aug. 1819. - 18 Aug 1819
62 - Note. William Creighton (—) to James Brown. 18 Aug. 1819. - 18 Aug 1819
63 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 25 Aug. 1819. - 25 Aug 1819
64 - Note. William Creighton (—) to James Brown. 26 Aug. 1819. - 26 Aug 1819
65 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 31 Aug. 1819. - 31 Aug 1819
66a - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 6 Sep. 1819. - 6 Sep 1819
66b - Sketch. Plan of Mr. Cobb’s engines and boiler. - 1819
67 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 9 Sep. 1819. - 9 Sep 1819
68 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 15 Sep. 1819. - 15 Sep 1819
69 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 17 Sep. 1819. - 17 Sep 1819
70 - Sketch. William Creighton. 27 Sep. 1819. - 27 Sep 1819
71 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 4 Oct. 1819. - 4 Oct 1819
72 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 7 Oct. 1819. - 7 Oct 1819
73a - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 9 Oct. 1819. - 9 Oct 1819
73b - Small pencil note. First and second floor passages and bells. - 9 Oct 1819
74 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 11 Oct. 1819. - 11 Oct 1819
75 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 18 Oct. 1819. - 18 Oct 1819
76 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 28 Oct. 1819. - 28 Oct 1819
77 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 30 Oct. 1819. - 30 Oct 1819
78 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 4 Nov. 1819. - 4 Nov 1819
79 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 4 Nov. 1819. - 4 Nov 1819
80 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 8 Nov. 1819. - 8 Nov 1819
81 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 11 Nov. 1819. - 11 Nov 1819
82a - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 15 Nov. 1819. - 15 Nov 1819
83 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 18 Nov. 1819. - 18 Nov 1819
84 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 22 Nov. 1819. - 22 Nov 1819
85 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 23 Nov. 1819. - 23 Nov 1819
86 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 30 Nov. 1819. - 30 Nov 1819
87a - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 2 Dec. 1819. - 2 Dec 1819
87b - Sheet of calcuations re. the South London Water Works. - 2 Dec 1819
88a - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 9 Dec. 1819. - 9 Dec 1819
88b - Note on Sutton & Davis’ stop cocks and steam pipes. - 9 Dec 1819
89 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 13 Dec. 1819. - 13 Dec 1819
90 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 16 Dec. 1819. - 16 Dec 1819
91 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 20 Dec. 1819. - 20 Dec 1819
92 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 23 Dec. 1819. - 23 Dec 1819
93 - Memorandum. William Creighton (—) to James Brown. Not dated [Dec. 1819?]. - 1819
94 - Note. William Creighton (—) to James Brown. Not dated. - 1819
95 - Letter. John Dawn for Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to John Mosley. 1 Mar. 1819. - 1 Mar 1819
96 - Letter. John Dawn for Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to John Mosley. 6 Mar. 1819. - 6 Mar 1819
97a - Sketch. Mr. Elliot’s 20 horse copper boiler. 13 Dec. 1819. - 13 Dec 1819
97b - Note. The size of Mr. Elliot’s boiler for Mr. Keats, Copper Smith (72 Whitechapel). Not dated. - 1819
98 - Letter. James Keith (Dundee) to James Brown. 1 Jul. 1819. - 1 Jul 1819
99a - Letter. T. Kempson (4 Nicholas Lane, Lombard St.) to “Boulton & Watt’s Agent”. Not dated. - 1819
99b - Memorandum of enquiries about an engine from a carpet manufacturer. - 1819
100 - Letter. Capt. Robert O’Brien (Greendown) to James Brown. 24 May 1819. - 24 May 1819
101 - Sketch & Calculations. Sketch of Capt. O’Brien’s section. Calculations. Not dated [circa 3 Dec. 1819]. - 3 Dec 1819
102 - Sketch. Penitentiary. Not dated. - 1819
103 - Note. Penitentiary. Not dated. - 1819
104 - Note. Memo. respecting Ranson & Sons’ engine, Ipswich. Not dated [circa 18 Oct. 1819]. - 18 Oct 1819
105 - Letter. M. Röntgen (Woolwich) to James Brown. 7 Apr. 1819. - 7 Apr 1819
106 - Letter. Thomas Shakespear (—) to James Brown. Not dated. - 1819
107 - Sketch. Plan of Shears & Sons’ Mill. Not dated. - 1819
108 - Letter. Robert Smirke (Albany) to James Brown. 4 Jan. 1819. - 4 Jan 1819
109 - Memorandum. Memo. for Swiftsure. 17 Jul. 1819. - 17 Jul 1819
110 - Letter. John Walker (Holland St.) to James Brown. 22 Sep. 1819. - 22 Sep 1819
111 - Sketch. Cistern for an engine?. Not dated. - 1819
112 - Transcript of memorandum. James Watt Jr. [Soho] to John Rennie [London]. 7 Feb. 1819. - 7 Feb 1819
113 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown. 2 Mar. 1819. - 2 Mar 1819
114 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown. 3 Mar. 1819. - 3 Mar 1819
115 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown. 30 Apr. 1819. - 30 Apr 1819
116 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown. 2 May 1819. 2 sheets. - 2 May 1819
117 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown. 3 May 1819. - 3 May 1819
118 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown. 15 May 1819. - 15 May 1819
119 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown. 7 Jun. 1819. - 7 Jun 1819
120 - Sketches. Hot water pump for Brandram & Co. 22 Oct.; Exhausting valves and seats for Barclay Perkins & Co. - 1819
121a - Note. Design for a “tom-tug” boat. Not dated. - 1819
121b - Note. Design for a “tom-tug” boat. Not dated. - 1819
25 - Incoming Correspondence, 1820 - 1820
26 - Incoming Correspondence, 1821 - 1821
27 - Incoming Correspondence, 1822 - 1822
28 - Incoming Correspondence, 1823 - 1823
29 - Incoming Correspondence, 1824 - 1824
30 - Incoming Correspondence, 1825 - 1825
31 - Incoming Correspondence, 1826 - 1826
32 - Incoming Correspondence, 1827 - 1827
33 - Incoming Correspondence, 1828 - 1828
34 - Incoming Correspondence, 1829 - 1829
35 - Incoming Correspondence, 1830 - 1830
36 - Incoming Correspondence, 1831 - 1831
37 - Incoming Correspondence, 1832 - 1832
38 - Incoming Correspondence, 1833 - 1833
39 - Incoming Correspondence, 1834 - 1834
40 - Incoming Correspondence, 1835 - 1835
41 - Incoming Correspondence, 1836 - 1836
42 - Incoming Correspondence, 1837 - 1837
43 - Incoming Correspondence, 1839 - 1839
44 - Incoming Correspondence, 1840 - 1840
45 - Incoming Correspondence, 1841 - 1841
46 - Incoming Correspondence, 1842 - 1842
47 - Incoming Correspondence, 1843 - 1843
48 - Incoming Correspondence, 1844 - 1844
49 - Incoming Correspondence, 1845 - 1845
50 - Incoming Correspondence, 1846 - 1846
51 - Incoming Correspondence, 1847-49 - 1847-1849
52 - Incoming Correspondence, 1851 - 1851
53 - Incoming Correspondence, 1852 - 1852
54 - Incoming Correspondence, 1853 - 1853
55 - Incoming Correspondence, 1855 - 1855
56 - Incoming Correspondence, 1850, 1854, 1857-59 - 1850-1859
57 - Incoming Correspondence and Papers, 1860—1863, 1865—1869 - 1860-1869
59 - London Office Special Subjects Correspondence Re. The Imperial & Royal Danube Steam Navigation Co. - 1828 - 1837
60 - London Office Special Subjects The Imperial & Royal Danube Steam Navigation Co. - 1838 — 1839
61 - London Office Special Subjects The Imperial & Royal Danube Steam Navigation Co. – Press Copies of Letters - 1829 — 1839
64 - London Office Special Subjects L. Souberbielle Et Compagnie - 1856 – 1863
12 - Records of the Boulton Watt & Co. London Office - 1818-1885
13 - LONDON OFFICE LETTERS OF ADVICE - 1828 - 1837
14 - London Office Financial Records - 1835-1883
15 - LONDON OFFICE SURVEY OF STEAM POWER IN THE NORTH EAST, 1835 - 1835
16 - London Office Miscellaneous Papers - 1817-1881
17-20 - Records of James Watt & Co - 1779 - 1851
18 - James Watt & Co. Legal Records - 1779-1780
21-25 - Records of French Walls Iron & Steel Works - 1816 - 1866
26
26 - M.R.Boulton, J. Watt & Co. Financial and Legal Records - 1804 - 1836
26-30 - Records of M. R. Boulton J. Watt & Co. - 1771-1840
27 - M.R.Boulton, J.Watt & Co. Correspondence - 1816-1840
28 - M.R.Boulton, J.Watt & Co. Papers of William and Charlotte Matthews - 1771-1830
29 - M.R.Boulton, J.Watt & Co. Papers of Joseph Taylor and Taylor Campbell & Bowden - 1804-1813
30 - M.R.Boulton, J.Watt & Co. Papers of John Woodward - 1803-1812
31 - Material added by George Tangye - 1857 -1915
32 - Material added by Birmingham Library - 1784 - 1977
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