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Collapse MS 3147 - Boulton and Watt Collection - 1761 - 1977MS 3147 - Boulton and Watt Collection - 1761 - 1977
Expand 1 - Records of Boulton & Watt and Successor Firms - 1766 - 19191 - Records of Boulton & Watt and Successor Firms - 1766 - 1919
Expand 2 - Legal Records - 1766 - 18512 - Legal Records - 1766 - 1851
Expand 3 - Correspondence and Papers - 1769 - 18953 - Correspondence and Papers - 1769 - 1895
Expand 4 - PRODUCTION RECORDS - 1774 - 18954 - PRODUCTION RECORDS - 1774 - 1895
Expand 5 - DRAWINGS - MAIN SERIES - 1775 - 19045 - DRAWINGS - MAIN SERIES - 1775 - 1904
Expand 6 - DRAWINGS - "AVERY" PORTFOLIOS - 1815 - 19036 - DRAWINGS - "AVERY" PORTFOLIOS - 1815 - 1903
Expand 7 - DRAWINGS - 'SCIENCE MUSEUM' PORTFOLIOS - 1797 - 19197 - DRAWINGS - 'SCIENCE MUSEUM' PORTFOLIOS - 1797 - 1919
Expand 8 - Staff and Employment Records - 1784-18888 - Staff and Employment Records - 1784-1888
Expand 9 - Premises Records - 1783-18949 - Premises Records - 1783-1894
Expand 10 - MISCELLANEOUS MANUSCRIPT AND PRINTED MATERIAL - 1776 - 189610 - MISCELLANEOUS MANUSCRIPT AND PRINTED MATERIAL - 1776 - 1896
Expand 11 - Miscellaneous Non-Engineering Business Material - 1761-c.185011 - Miscellaneous Non-Engineering Business Material - 1761-c.1850
Collapse 12 - RECORDS OF THE BOULTON, WATT & CO. LONDON OFFICE - 1818 - 188512 - RECORDS OF THE BOULTON, WATT & CO. LONDON OFFICE - 1818 - 1885
Expand 1 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1818 - 18181 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1818 - 1818
Expand 2 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1819 - 18192 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1819 - 1819
Expand 3 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1820 - 18203 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1820 - 1820
Expand 4 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1821 - 18214 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1821 - 1821
Expand 5 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1822 - 18225 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1822 - 1822
Expand 6 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1823 - 18236 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1823 - 1823
Expand 7 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1824 - 18247 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1824 - 1824
Expand 8 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1825 - 18258 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1825 - 1825
Expand 9 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1826 - 18269 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1826 - 1826
10 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1828 - 1828
Expand 11 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1830 - 183011 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1830 - 1830
Expand 12 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1831 - 183112 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1831 - 1831
Expand 13 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1832 - 183213 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1832 - 1832
Expand 14 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1836 - 183614 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1836 - 1836
Expand 15 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1839 - 183915 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1839 - 1839
16 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1846 - 1846
18 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1847 - 1847
Expand 23 - Incoming Correspondence, 1818 - 181823 - Incoming Correspondence, 1818 - 1818
Expand 24 - Incoming Correspondence, 1819 - 181924 - Incoming Correspondence, 1819 - 1819
Expand 25 - Incoming Correspondence, 1820 - 182025 - Incoming Correspondence, 1820 - 1820
Expand 26 - Incoming Correspondence, 1821 - 182126 - Incoming Correspondence, 1821 - 1821
Expand 27 - Incoming Correspondence, 1822 - 182227 - Incoming Correspondence, 1822 - 1822
Expand 28 - Incoming Correspondence, 1823 - 182328 - Incoming Correspondence, 1823 - 1823
Expand 29 - Incoming Correspondence, 1824 - 182429 - Incoming Correspondence, 1824 - 1824
Expand 30 - Incoming Correspondence, 1825 - 182530 - Incoming Correspondence, 1825 - 1825
Expand 31 - Incoming Correspondence, 1826 - 182631 - Incoming Correspondence, 1826 - 1826
Expand 32 - Incoming Correspondence, 1827 - 182732 - Incoming Correspondence, 1827 - 1827
Expand 33 - Incoming Correspondence, 1828 - 182833 - Incoming Correspondence, 1828 - 1828
Expand 34 - Incoming Correspondence, 1829 - 182934 - Incoming Correspondence, 1829 - 1829
Expand 35 - Incoming Correspondence, 1830 - 183035 - Incoming Correspondence, 1830 - 1830
Expand 36 - Incoming Correspondence, 1831 - 183136 - Incoming Correspondence, 1831 - 1831
Expand 37 - Incoming Correspondence, 1832 - 183237 - Incoming Correspondence, 1832 - 1832
Expand 38 - Incoming Correspondence, 1833 - 183338 - Incoming Correspondence, 1833 - 1833
Expand 39 - Incoming Correspondence, 1834 - 183439 - Incoming Correspondence, 1834 - 1834
Expand 40 - Incoming Correspondence, 1835 - 183540 - Incoming Correspondence, 1835 - 1835
Expand 41 - Incoming Correspondence, 1836 - 183641 - Incoming Correspondence, 1836 - 1836
Expand 42 - Incoming Correspondence, 1837 - 183742 - Incoming Correspondence, 1837 - 1837
Expand 43 - Incoming Correspondence, 1839 - 183943 - Incoming Correspondence, 1839 - 1839
Collapse 44 - Incoming Correspondence, 1840 - 184044 - Incoming Correspondence, 1840 - 1840
1 - Letter. Sir John Barrow (Admiralty) to Boulton & Watt (London St.). 25 Mar. 1840. - 25 Mar 1840
2 - Letter. Sir John Barrow (Admiralty) to Boulton & Watt (—). 15 Oct. 1840. - 15 Oct 1840
3 - Transcript of letter. J. Benshaw, Superintending Engineer (Engineer’s Office, Malta Yard) to Boulton Watt & Co. [Soho]. 24 Nov. 1840. - 24 Nov 1840
4 - Letter. M. R. Boulton (Soho) to James Brown (13 London St.). 3 Dec. 1839. - 3 Dec 1839
5 - Letter. M. R. Boulton (Soho) to James Brown (—). 11 Mar. 1840. - 11 Mar 1840
6 - Letter. J. Joseph Bramah, Fox & Co. (London Works, Smethwick) to James Brown (13 London St.). 23 Jan. 1840. - 23 Jan 1840
7 - Letter. J. Joseph Bramah, Fox & Co. (London Works, Smethwick) to James Brown (—). 25 Jan. 1840. - 25 Jan 1840
8 - Letter. Charles James Chubb (Soho) to James Brown (13 London St.). 28 Feb. 1840. - 28 Feb 1840
9 - Letter. Charles James Chubb (Soho) to James Brown (13 London St.). 5 Mar. 1840. - 5 Mar 1840
10 - Letter. Nathaniel G. Clark (Northfleet) to James Brown (1 London Street). 6 Feb. 1840. - 6 Feb 1840
11 - Letter. William Cotton (Bank of England) to James Brown (—). 5 Dec. 1840. - 5 Dec 1840
12 - Letter. Gilbert Hamilton (Soho) to James Brown (13 London St.). 22 Feb. 1840. - 22 Feb 1840
13 - Letter. Gilbert Hamilton (Soho) to James Brown (13 London St.). 13 May 1840. - 13 May 1840
14 - Letter. Gilbert Hamilton (Soho) to James Brown (18 London St.). 22 Sep. 1840. - 22 Sep 1840
15 - Letter. Gilbert Hamilton (Soho) to James Brown (18 London St.). 9 Oct. 1840. - 9 Oct 1840
16 - Letter. Gilbert Hamilton (Soho) to James Brown (18 London St.). 24 Dec. 1840. - 24 Dec 1840
17 - Letter. John Kingston (Woolwich Yard) to James Brown (—). 12 Jan. 1840. - 12 Jan 1840
18 - Letter. Sir John Barrow (Admiralty) to Boulton & Watt (London St.). 25 Mar. 1840. - 25 Mar 1840
19 - Letter. J. C. Mason (East India House) to James Brown (13 London St.). 5 Feb. 1840. - 5 Feb 1840
20 - Letter. Sir Edward Parry (Admiralty) to Boulton & Watt (London St.). 15 Oct. 1840. - 15 Oct 1840
21a - Letter. George & John Rennie (6 Holland St.) to Boulton & Watt (—). 16 May 1840. - 16 May 1840
21b - Tracing. Plan of the Mexican Mint. - 1840
22 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown (13 London St.). 19 Feb. 1840. - 19 Feb 1840
23 - Transcripts of two letters. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to Sir John Barrow (Admiralty). 2 Nov. 1840. - 2 Nov 1840
24 - Transcript of letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to Count Stephen Szechenyi (Vienna). 2 Nov. 1840. - 2 Nov 1840
25 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown (18 London St.). 5 Nov. 1840. - 5 Nov 1840
26 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Aston Hall) to James Brown (18 London St.). 8 Nov. 1840. - 8 Nov 1840
27 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Aston Hall) to James Brown (13 London St.). 12 Nov. 1840. - 12 Nov 1840
28 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown (18 London St.). 28 Dec. 1840. - 28 Dec 1840
29 - Letter. Thomas Wethered & Sons (Marlow) to Boulton & Watt (13 London St.). 9 Dec. 1840. - 9 Dec 1840
30 - Letter. Thomas Woods, Secretary to the City Police Commissioner (City Police Office, Guildhall) to James Brown (—). 9 Sep. 1840. - 9 Sep 1840
31 - Letter. William Wright (—) to James Brown. 4 Nov. 1840. - 4 Nov 1840
Expand 45 - Incoming Correspondence, 1841 - 184145 - Incoming Correspondence, 1841 - 1841
Expand 46 - Incoming Correspondence, 1842 - 184246 - Incoming Correspondence, 1842 - 1842
Expand 47 - Incoming Correspondence, 1843 - 184347 - Incoming Correspondence, 1843 - 1843
Expand 48 - Incoming Correspondence, 1844 - 184448 - Incoming Correspondence, 1844 - 1844
Expand 49 - Incoming Correspondence, 1845 - 184549 - Incoming Correspondence, 1845 - 1845
Expand 50 - Incoming Correspondence, 1846 - 184650 - Incoming Correspondence, 1846 - 1846
Expand 51 - Incoming Correspondence, 1847-49 - 1847-184951 - Incoming Correspondence, 1847-49 - 1847-1849
Expand 52 - Incoming Correspondence, 1851 - 185152 - Incoming Correspondence, 1851 - 1851
Expand 53 - Incoming Correspondence, 1852 - 185253 - Incoming Correspondence, 1852 - 1852
Expand 54 - Incoming Correspondence, 1853 - 185354 - Incoming Correspondence, 1853 - 1853
Expand 55 - Incoming Correspondence, 1855 - 185555 - Incoming Correspondence, 1855 - 1855
Expand 56 - Incoming Correspondence, 1850, 1854, 1857-59 - 1850-185956 - Incoming Correspondence, 1850, 1854, 1857-59 - 1850-1859
Expand 57 - Incoming Correspondence and Papers, 1860—1863, 1865—1869 - 1860-186957 - Incoming Correspondence and Papers, 1860—1863, 1865—1869 - 1860-1869
Expand 59 - London Office Special Subjects Correspondence Re. The Imperial & Royal Danube Steam Navigation Co. - 1828 - 183759 - London Office Special Subjects Correspondence Re. The Imperial & Royal Danube Steam Navigation Co. - 1828 - 1837
Expand 60 - London Office Special Subjects The Imperial & Royal Danube Steam Navigation Co. - 1838 — 183960 - London Office Special Subjects The Imperial & Royal Danube Steam Navigation Co. - 1838 — 1839
Expand 61 - London Office Special Subjects The Imperial & Royal Danube Steam Navigation Co. – Press Copies of Letters - 1829 — 183961 - London Office Special Subjects The Imperial & Royal Danube Steam Navigation Co. – Press Copies of Letters - 1829 — 1839
Expand 64 - London Office Special Subjects L. Souberbielle Et Compagnie - 1856 – 186364 - London Office Special Subjects L. Souberbielle Et Compagnie - 1856 – 1863
Expand 12 - Records of the Boulton Watt & Co. London Office - 1818-188512 - Records of the Boulton Watt & Co. London Office - 1818-1885
Expand 13 - LONDON OFFICE LETTERS OF ADVICE - 1828 - 183713 - LONDON OFFICE LETTERS OF ADVICE - 1828 - 1837
Expand 14 - London Office Financial Records - 1835-188314 - London Office Financial Records - 1835-1883
Expand 15 - LONDON OFFICE SURVEY OF STEAM POWER IN THE NORTH EAST, 1835 - 183515 - LONDON OFFICE SURVEY OF STEAM POWER IN THE NORTH EAST, 1835 - 1835
16 - London Office Miscellaneous Papers - 1817-1881
Expand 17-20 - Records of James Watt & Co - 1779 - 185117-20 - Records of James Watt & Co - 1779 - 1851
18 - James Watt & Co. Legal Records - 1779-1780
Expand 21-25 - Records of French Walls Iron & Steel Works - 1816 - 186621-25 - 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
Expand 27 - M.R.Boulton, J.Watt & Co. Correspondence - 1816-184027 - M.R.Boulton, J.Watt & Co. Correspondence - 1816-1840
Expand 28 - M.R.Boulton, J.Watt & Co. Papers of William and Charlotte Matthews - 1771-183028 - M.R.Boulton, J.Watt & Co. Papers of William and Charlotte Matthews - 1771-1830
Expand 29 - M.R.Boulton, J.Watt & Co. Papers of Joseph Taylor and Taylor Campbell & Bowden - 1804-181329 - M.R.Boulton, J.Watt & Co. Papers of Joseph Taylor and Taylor Campbell & Bowden - 1804-1813
Expand 30 - M.R.Boulton, J.Watt & Co. Papers of John Woodward - 1803-181230 - 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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