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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
Collapse 7 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1824 - 18247 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1824 - 1824
1 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 02 January 1824
2 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 05 January 1824
3 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock Jr. (—) - 08 January 1824
4 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 10 January 1824
5 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 15 December 1823
6 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 15 January 1824
7 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 16 January 1824
8 - Memorandum. Account of a voyage of steamship [illegible] - 17 January 1824
9 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 16 January 1824
10 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock Jr. (—) - 28 January 1824
11 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 28 January 1824
12 - Sketch. Navy Meteor – side view of gangway wale - 28 January 1824
13 - Sketch. Navy Meteor’s Paddle Board - 09 February 1824
14 - Letter. James Brown to Boulton Watt & Co. (—) - 02 February 1824
15 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 06 February 1824
16 - Letter. James Brown to Boulton Watt & Co. (—) - 05 February 1824
17 - Sketch. Navy Meteor – height of headstocks - 05 February 1824
18 - Letter. James Brown to G. H. Freeling (—) - 09 February 1824
19 - Letter. James Brown to Boulton Watt & Co. (—) - 05 February 1824
20 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 07 February 1824
21 - Memorandum. Experiments with the Cinderella - 06 February 1824
22 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 10 February 1824
23 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock (—) - 12 February 1824
24 - Letter. James Brown to Boulton Watt & Co. (—) - 12 February 1824
25 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 12 February 1824
26 - Letter. James Brown to G. Graham (—) - 12 February 1824
27 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 16 February 1824
28 - Memorandum. Trials with Cinderella and Harlequin and Observations - 14 February 1824 - 16 February 1824
29 - Letter. James Brown to Boulton Watt & Co. (—) - 17 February 1824
30 - Letter. James Brown to Boulton Watt & Co. (—) - 17 February 1824
31 - Letter. James Brown to ? - nd.
32 - Memorandum. The Harlequin and Cinderella - 14 February 1824 - 16 February 1824
33 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 19 February 1824
34 - Letter. James Brown to Hollins [?] Hunt (—) - 19 February 1824
35 - Memorandum. Dimension of the Cinderella and Harlequin, both vessels being built from the same drawing and of the same Scantling - nd. [February 1824]
36 - Letter. James Brown to Mr. — Johnstone (—) - 22 February 1824
37 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 24 February 1824
38 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 25 February 1824
39 - Letter. James Brown (Haydon Square) to G.H. Freeling (—) - 25 February 1824
40 - Memorandum. J. Brown’s Disbursements for the Spitfire & Cinderella Steam Vessels - 1823
41 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 02 March 1824
42 - Memorandum. Trials with the Cinderella & Harlequin - 14 February 1824 - 16 February 1824
43 - Letter. James Brown to Boulton Watt & Co. (—) - 1824
44 - Letter. James Brown to Boulton Watt & Co. (—) - 02 March 1824
45 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 04 March 1824
46 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 08 March 1824
47 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 11 March 1824
48 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 13 March 1824
49 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - March 1824
50 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton [?] (—) - 18 March 1824
51 - Letter. James Brown for Boulton Watt & Co. to Truman Hanbury & Co. (—) - March 1824
52 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 26 February 1824
53 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 05 March 1824
54 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock Jr. (—) - 05 March 1824
55 - Letter. James Brown (Blackwall) to William Creighton (—) - 15 March 1824
56 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 16 March 1824
57 - Letter. James Brown (1 Haydon Square) to William Creighton (—) - 23 March 1824
58 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 25 March 1824
59 - Letter. James Brown for Boulton Watt & Co. (London) to William Fearnall (—) - 26 March 1824
60 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 27 March 1824
61 - Letter. James Brown to ? - 31 March 1824
62 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 01 April 1824
63 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 16 March 1824
64 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 02 April 1824
65 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 05 April 1824
66 - Letter. James Brown to “Francis” (—) - 05 April 1824
67 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 07 April 1824
68 - Letter. James Brown for Boulton Watt & Co. to William Fearnall (—) - 09 April 1824
69 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 09 April 1824
70 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 10 April 1824
71 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 12 April 1824
72 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 13 April 1824
73 - Memorandum. Competitive Performance of the Milford Steamers - 02 April 1824
74 - Letter. James Brown (Haydon Square) to G. H. Freeling (—) - 16 April 1824
75 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 16 April 1824
76 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 17 April 1824
77 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 20 April 1824
78 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 21 April 1824
79 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 22 April 1824
80 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 23 April 1824
81 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 23 April 1824
82 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 28 April 1824
83 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 29 April 1824
84 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 29 April 1824
85 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 03 May 1824
86 - Letter. James Brown to Boulton Watt & Co. (—) - 01 May 1824
87 - Letter. James Brown for Boulton Watt & Co. (London) to Briggs & Co. (—) - 05 May 1824
88 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 07 May 1824
89 - Letter. James Brown for Boulton Watt & Co. (London) to Briggs — & Co. (—) - 10 May 1824
90 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 11 May 1824
91 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock Jr. (—) - 13 May 1824
92 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock Jr. (—) - 15 May 1824
93 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 15 May 1824
94 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 21 May 1824
95 - Letter. James Brown to Mr. — Wood (—) - 24 May 1824
96 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 24 May 1824
97 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 28 May 1824
98 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 05 June 1824
99 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - nd. [June 1824]
100 - Letter. James Brown to G. Graham (—) - 16 June 1824
101 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 23 June 1824
102 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 23 June 1824
103 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 24 June 1824
104 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 25 June 1824
105 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 26 June 1824
106 - Letter. James Brown (—) to William Stone [?] (—) - 29 June 1824
107 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 29 June 1824
108 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 30 June 1824
109 - Letter. James Brown to Darthez & Co. (—) - 01 July 1824
110 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 03 July 1824
111 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 03 July 1824
112 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 05 July 1824
113 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 09 July 1824
114 - Letter. James Brown to Boulton Watt & Co. (—) - 12 July 1824
115 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 17 July 1824
116 - Letter. James Brown for Boulton Watt & Co. (London St.) to Wigram & Green (—) - 21 July 1824
117 - Letter. James Brown (1 Haydon Square) to Money Wigram (—) - 14 July 1824
118 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 25 August 1824
119 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 27 August 1824
120 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 28 August 1824
121 - Letter. James Brown to G. Graham (—) - 30 August 1824
122 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 03 September 1824
123 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 07 September 1824
124 - Letter. James Brown to Boulton Watt & Co. (—) - 08 September 1824
125 - Letter. James Brown (25 Jewry St.) to Mr. — Miller (—) - 08 September 1824
126 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 09 September 1824
127 - Letter. James Brown for Boulton Watt & Co. (London St.) to Mr. — Miller (—) - 11 September 1824
128 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton [?] (—) - 14 September 1824
129 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 17 September 1824
130 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 17 September 1824
131 - Letter. James Brown to Money Wigram (—) - 14 September 1824
132 - Letter. James Brown to G. Graham (—) - 15 September 1824
133 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 18 September 1824
134 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 21 September 1824
135 - Letter. James Brown to G. Graham (—) - 22 September 1824
136 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 27 September 1824
137 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 27 September 1824
138 - Letter. James Brown (25 Jewry St.) to Mr. — Mitchell (—) - 30 September 1824
139 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 30 September 1824
140 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock Jr. (—) - 30 September 1824
141 - Letter. James Brown to ? - 05 October 1824
142 - Letter. James Brown to ? - October 1824
143 - Letter. James Brown to ? - October 1824
144 - Letter. James Brown to G. Graham (—) - 14 October 1824
145 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 14 October 1824
146 - Letter. James Brown (25 Jewry St.) to William Creighton (—) - 14 October 1824
147 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 18 October 1824
148 - Letter. James Brown to Boulton Watt & Co. (—) - 23 October 1824
149 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 26 October 1824
150 - Letter. James Brown to G. Graham (—) - 26 October 1824
151 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 26 October 1824
152 - Letter. James Brown to William Fearnall (—) - 27 October 1824
153 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 23 November 1824
154 - Letter. James Brown to Boulton Watt & Co. (—) - 27 November 1824
155 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 30 November 1824
156 - Letter. James Brown to Boulton Watt & Co. (—) - 01 December 1824
157 - Letter. James Brown (25 Jewry St.) to William Stone (—) - 03 December 1824
158 - Letter. James Brown to G. Graham (—) - 04 December 1824
159 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 09 December 1824
160 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 10 December 1824
161 - Letter. James Brown for Boulton Watt & Co. to ? - 13 December 1824
162 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 15 December 1824
163 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock Jr. (—) - 15 December 1824
164 - Letter. James Brown to Boulton Watt & Co. (—) - 20 December 1824
165 - Letter. James Brown to G. Graham (—) - 27 December 1824
166 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 27 December 1824
167 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 28 December 1824
168 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock Jr. (—) - 29 December 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
Expand 44 - Incoming Correspondence, 1840 - 184044 - Incoming Correspondence, 1840 - 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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