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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
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
1 - Memorandum. Extract of a letter to the Agent at Liverpool - 1 April 1829
2 - Letter. Capt. W. Bain (City of Edinburgh Steam Packet) to Alexander Mitchell (Leadenhall St.) - 10 March 1829
3 - Letter. William Bennett (Soho) to James Brown - 12 January 1829
4 - Letter. William Bennett (Soho) to James Brown - 24 April 1829
5 - Letter. William Bennett (Soho) to James Brown - 20 May 1829
6 - Letter. William Berry (Tayfield, Newport by Dundee) to James Brown (25 Jewry St.) - 15 October 1829
7 - Letter. M. R. Boulton (Soho) to James Brown (Jewry St.) - 4 April 1829
8 - Letter. M. R. Boulton (Brighton) to James Brown - 29 September 1829
9 - Letter. M. R. Boulton (24 New Steyne, Brighton) to James Brown - 19 October 1829
10 - Letter. Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown - 22 January 1829
11 - Letter. Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown - 15 April 1829
12 - Letter. Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown - 27 April 1829
13a - Letter. Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown - 12 May 1829
13b - Indicator figure for Kenyon Frith & Woolhouse (formerly Koops Tate & Co.) 80 horse engine - 25 February - 24 April 1829
14 - Letter. Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown - 14 May 1829
15 - Letter. Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown - 21 May 1829
16 - Letter. Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown - 24 May 1829
17 - Letter. Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown - 31 May 1829
18 - Letter. Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown - 2 June 1829
19 - Letter. Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown - 3 June 1829
20 - Letter. Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown - 5 June 1829
21 - Letter. Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown - 6 August 1829
22 - Letter. Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown - 4 September 1829
23 - Letter. Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown - 21 September 1829
24 - Letter. Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown - 28 October 1829
25 - Letter. Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown - 5 November 1829
26 - Letter. Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown - 9 November 1829
27 - Letter. Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown - 23 November 1829
28 - Letter. Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown - 9 December 1829
29a - Letter. Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown - 15 December 1829
29b - Transcript of letter. Andrews & Pritchard (Vienna) to Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) - 28 November 1829
30 - Letter. Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown - 17 December 1829
31 - Letter. Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown - 18 December 1829
32 - Letter. Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown - 21 December 1829
33 - Letter. Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown - 28 December 1829
34 - Letter. Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown - 30 December 1829
35 - Letter. William Burdon for Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown - 9 January 1829
36 - Letter. William Tierney Clark (Hammersmith) to James Brown - 5 March 1829
37 - Letter. William Tierney Clark (—) to James Brown - 2 April 1829
38 - Letter. William Tierney Clark (Hammersmith) to James Brown - 30 April 1829
39 - Letter. William Tierney Clark (—) to James Brown - 2 September 1829
40 - Letter. Colosseum Committee per J. Yates Cooper (North Lodge, Colosseum) to Boulton Watt & Co. - 13 July 1829
41 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown - 12 January 1829
42 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown - 16 January 1829
43 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown - 23 March 1829
44 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown - 1 April 1829
45 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown - 6 April 1829
46 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown - 8 April 1829
47a - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown - 13 April 1829
47b - Note by William Creighton about Mr. Humphries’ steam boat partnerships - nd,
48 - Sketch. William Creighton - 23 April 1829
49 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown - 1 May 1829
50 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown - 3 May 1829
51 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown - 4 May 1829
52 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown - 7 May 1829
53 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown - 15 May 1829
54 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown - 20 May 1829
55 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown - 31 May 1829
56 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown - 20 June 1829
57 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown - 23 June 1829
58 - Note. William Creighton (—) to James Brown - 27 June 1829
59 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown - 13 July 1829
60 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown - 16 July 1829
61 - Letter. William Creighton for Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown - 21 July 1829
62 - Letter. William Creighton for Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown - 24 July 1829
63 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown - 26 July 1829
64 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown - 3 August 1829
65 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown (Portsmouth) - 6 August 1829
66 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown - 13 August 1829
67 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown - 24 August 1829
68 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown - 25 August 1829
69 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown - 1 September 1829
70 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown - 14 September 1829
71 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown - 11 October 1829
72 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown - 11 November 1829
73 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown - 14 November 1829
74 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown - 16 November 1829
75 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown - 14 December 1829
76 - Letter. T. M. Cunningham for George & John Rennie (Holland St.) to James Brown - 6 May 1829
77 - Letter. James Dangerfield (Plymouth) to James Brown (“Corner of Jewry St.”) - 12 January 1829
78 - Letter. S. Hancock (East London Water Works, Old Ford) to James Brown - 18 February 1829
79 - Letter. William Fearnall (—) to James Brown “Monday” - [June /July 1829?]
80 - Letter. William Fearnall (Union Dock, Limehouse) to James Brown (25 Jewry St.) - 2 July 1829
81 - Letter. William Fearnall (Union Dock) to James Brown - 31 October 1829
82a - Letter. G. H. Freeling (General Post Office) to James Brown - 26 March 1829
82b - Transcript of extract of letter. William Bennett (Soho) to George Henry Freeling [General Post Office] - 25 March 1829
83 - Letter. G. H. Freeling (—) to James Brown - 14 April 1829
84a - Letter. N. M. Goddard (Agent’s Office, Holyhead) to George Henry Freeling - 5 September 1829
84b - Sketch. A section of the Aladdin Steam Packet at the foremost Cabin Bulkhead, from the sleepers to the upper deck - nd
85 - Letter. John Hall (St. Katherine’s Dock House) to James Brown (Jewry St.) - 28 February 1829
86 - Letter. John Hall (St. Katherine’s Dock House) to James Brown (Jewry St.) - 3 March 1829
87 - Letter. John Hall (St. Katherine’s Dock House) to James Brown (25 Jewry St.) - 4 March 1829
88 - Letter. John Hall (St. Katherine’s Docks) to James Brown (“Corner of George St./Jewry St.”) - 31 March 1829
89 - Letter. John Hall (St. Katherine’s Dock) to James Brown (25 Jewry St.) - 22 April 1829
90 - Letter. James Brown (25 Jewry St.) to John Hall (—) - 19 May 1829
91 - Letter. John Hill, Commissioner (Deptford Victualling Yard) to James Brown - 22 April 1829
92 - Letter. Capt. J. Hamilton (Dover) to James Brown - 2 November 1829
93 - Letter. Squire Knight (—) to James Brown - 10 December 1829
94 - Letter. Thomas Lawrence (—) to James Brown - 5 November 1829
95 - Letter. H. Luscombe (Plymouth) to W. J. Smith (16 John St.) - 14 March 1829
96 - Letter. J. Miller (Margate Steam Packet Office, Fenchurch St.) to Boulton Watt & Co. - 25 April 1829
97 - Letter. Alexander Mitchell (Leadenhall St.) to James Brown (Jewry St.) - 6 March 1829
98 - Letter. Alexander Mitchell (Leadenhall St.) to James Brown (Jewry St.) - 12 August 1829
99 - Letter. William Murdock Jr. (Soho Foundry) to James Brown - 16 January 1829
100 - Letter. William Murdock Jr. (Soho Foundry) to James Brown - 5 February 1829
101 - Letter. William Murdock Jr. (Soho Foundry) to James Watt Jr. - 11 February 1829
102 - Letter. William Murdock Jr. (Soho Foundry) to James Brown - 13 February 1829
103 - Letter. William Murdock Jr. (Soho Foundry) to James Brown - 18 February 1829
104 - Letter. William Murdock Jr. (Soho Foundry) to James Brown - 19 February 1829
105 - Letter. William Murdock Jr. (Soho Foundry) to James Brown - 12 March 1829
106 - Letter. William Murdock Jr. (Soho Foundry) to James Brown - 26 March 1829
107 - Memorandum. William Murdock Jr. – Remarks on J. Johnson’s proposition to alter the 2nd boiler for the Escape - 03 April 1829
108 - Letter. William Murdock Jr. (Soho Foundry) to James Brown - 09 April 1829
109 - Letter. William Murdock Jr. (Soho Foundry) to James Brown - 06 July 1829
110 - Letter. William Murdock Jr. (Soho) to James Brown - 10 December 1829
111 - Letter. William Murdock Jr. (Soho Foundry) to James Brown - 13 December 1829
112 - Letter. William Murdock Jr. (Soho) to James Brown - 18 December 1829
113 - Letter. William Murdock Jr. (Soho) to James Brown - 21 December 1829
114a-b - Memorandum. Papers relative to John Porter’s Account with the Milan Co. - December 1829
115 - Transcript of letter. William Mackenzie (Weymouth) to George Henry Freeling [General Post Office] - 09 January 1829
116 - Translation of letter. Dr. Pietro Ragni (Milan) to James Brown - 02 December 1829
117 - Letter. George Rennie (Stamford St.) to James Brown (Jewry St.) - 02 April 1829
118 - Letter. Gideon Scott (Wevil) to James Brown - 09 June 1829
119 - Letter. J. W. Trotter (Post Office, Margate) to George Henry Freeling (—) - 20 November 1829
120a - Letter. J. W. Trotter (Post Office, Margate) to George Henry Freeling (—) - 21 December 1829
120b - Letter. Capt. Alexander Watson (H.M.P. Spitfire, Margate) to J. W. Trotter (Margate) - 21 December 1829
121 - Letter. William Turner (Gosport) to James Brown - 05 October 1829
122 - Letter. John Walker (Holland St.) to James Brown (25 Jewry St.) - 18 March 1829
123 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Norfolk Hotel) to James Brown (25 Jewry St.) - 09 March 1829
124 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown - 23 March 1829
125a - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Aston) to James Brown - 30 March 1829
125b - Memorandum of Experiment made with the Cupid Steam Boat on the Forth & Clyde Canal - 29 October 1828
126 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown (25 Jewry St.) - 27 April 1829
127 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown - 04 May 1829
128 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown (25 Jewry St.) - 11 May 1829
129 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown - 25 May 1829
130 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown - 28 May 1829
131 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown - 11 June 1829
132 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown - 24 June 1829
133 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown - 02 July 1829
134 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown - 01 September 1829
135 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown - 02 September 1829
136a - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown - 03 September 1829
136b - Transcript of memorandum. Alterations & Repairs on board H.M. Packet Thetis taking account of consumptions etc. - 15 & 16 August 1829
137 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown - 05 September 1829
138 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown - 07 September 1829
139 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown - 09 September 1829
140 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown - 12 September 1829
141 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown - 16 September 1829
142 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown - 19 September 1829
143 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown - 24 September 1829
144 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown - 25 September 1829
145 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown - 19 October 1829
146a - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown - 26 October 1829
146b - Transcript of letter. James Watt Jr. (Aston) to John Robison (Edinburgh) - 26 October 1829
147 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown - 31 October 1829
148 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown - 02 November 1829
149 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown - 04 November 1829
150 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown - 06 November 1829
151 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown - 12 November 1829
152 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown - 16 November 1829
153 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown - 30 November 1829
154 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown - 03 December 1829
155 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown - 14 December 1829
156 - Letter. John Wood (Port Glasgow) to James Brown (25 Jewry St.) - 06 April 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
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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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