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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
1 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock (—) - 03 January 1826
2 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 05 January 1826
3 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 10 January 1826
4 - Letter. James Brown (25 Jewry St.) to — Pitcher [?] (—) - 10 January 1826
5 - Letter. James Brown to Boulton Watt & Co. (—) - 12 January 1826
6 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 12 January 1826
7 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 17 January 1826
8 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 19 January 1826
9 - Letter. James Brown to Lieut. Col. A. Du Thon (—) - 25 January 1826
10 - Letter. James Brown to G. Graham (—) - 30 January 1826
11 - Letter. James Brown (25 Jewry St.) to Mr. — Miller (—) - 25 January 1826
12 - Letter. James Brown to ? - January 1826
13 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 31 January 1826
14 - Letter. James Brown to ? - February 1826
15 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. [?]. - 04 February 1826
16 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 06 February 1826
17 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 17 February 1826
18 - Letter. James Brown to Hollins Hunt (—) - 17 February 1826
19 - Letter. James Brown to ? - February 1826
20 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 06 March 1826
21 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock (—) - 07 March 1826
22 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 08 March 1826
23 - Letter. James Brown (—) to Mr. — Miller (—) - 07 March 1826
24 - Letter. James Brown (Jewry St.) to James Watt Jr. (—) - 10 March 1826
25 - Calculations on wooden beams - nd.
26 - Sketch. Messrs. Whitehead & Co. – steam pipes, with two stop valves and one safety valve.... - 06 March 1826
27 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 10 March 1826
28 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock (—) - 10 March 1826
29 - Letter. James Brown to G. Graham (—) - 22 February 1826
30 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 13 March 1826
31 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock (—) - March 1826
32 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - March 1826
33 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 17 March 1826
34 - Sketch. James Watt – alteration of the feedling pipes - 16 March 1826
35 - Letter. James Brown to William Laird (—) - 18 March 1826
36 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock [?] (—) - 18 March 1826
37 - Letter. James Brown (25 Jewry St.) to Thomas Grieve (—) - 18 March 1826
38 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock Jnr. (—) - 20 March 1826
39 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 21 March 1826
40 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock (—) - 21 March 1826
41 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 21 March 1826
42 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 22 March 1826
43 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock (—) - 24 March 1826
44 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock Jnr. (—) - 27 March 1826
45 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 27 March 1826
46 - Letter. James Brown to G.H. Freeling (—) - 28 March 1826
47 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 28 March 1826
48 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 29 March 1826
49 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 30 March 1826
50 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock (—) - 31 March 1826
51 - Letter. James Brown to ? - March 1826
52 - Sketch. Part of 2 50 horse engines for G. Graham [?] - 31 March 1826
53 - Memorandum. Boilers – [word illegible] - 1826
54 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 31 March 1826
55 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 03 April 1826
56 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock (—) - 03 April 1826
57 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 04 April 1826
58 - Letter. James Brown to Capt. — Smithett (—) - 06 April 1826
59 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 07 April 1826
60 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 10 April 1826
61 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 10 April 1826
62 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 11 April 1826
63 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton - 11 April 1826
64 - Sketch. Component for the Trinity Dredging Engine - April 1826
65 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 12 April 1826
66 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 12 April 1826
67 - Memorandum. … Engines - 12 April 1826
68 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 13 April 1826
69 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 13 April 1826
70 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 15 April 1826
71 - Letter. James Brown to ? - 15 April 1826
72 - Letter. James Brown (25 Jewry St.) to ? (West Middlesex Water Works). - 18 April 1826
73 - Letter. James Brown to ? - April 1826
74 - Letter. James Brown to ? - 20 April 1826
75 - Letter. James Brown to ? - 21 April 1826
76 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 22 April 1826
77 - Letter. James Brown to G. Graham (—) - 24 April 1826
78 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock (—) - 26 April 1826
79 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 26 April 1826
80 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 27 April 1826
81 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 29 April 1826
82 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 03 May 1826
83 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 04 May 1826
84 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 06 May 1826
85 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 08 May 1826
86 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 08 May 1826
87 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 12 May 1826
88 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 17 May 1826
89 - Letter. James Brown to ? - May 1826
90 - Letter. James Brown (25 Jewry St.) to William Langdon (—) - 20 May 1826
91 - Letter. James Brown to Mr. — Atkinson (Royal Mint) - May 1826
92 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 03 June 1826
93 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock (—) - 05 June 1826
94 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock (—) - 08 June 1826
95 - Letter. James Brown (25 Jewry St.) to ? - 08 June 1826
96 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 10 June 1826
97 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock Jnr. (—) - 12 June 1826
98 - Letter. James Brown (25 Jewry St.) to G.H. Freeling (—) - nd. [June 1826]
99 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock (—) - 14 June 1826
100 - Letter. James Brown (25 Jewry St.) to G.H. Freeling (—) - 16 June 1826
101 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 17 June 1826
102 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 17 June 1826
103 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 19 June 1826
104 - Letter. James Brown (25 Jewry St.) to G.H. Freeling (—) - 20 June 1826
105 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 24 June 1826
106 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock Jnr. (—) - 24 June 1826
107 - Memorandum. [Passage of a steam vessel] - June 1826
108 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 26 June 1826
109 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 27 June 1826
110 - Letter. James Brown to ? - 29 June 1826
111 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 01 July 1826
112 - Letter. James Brown to G. Graham (—) - 03 July 1826
113 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 04 July 1826
114 - Letter. James Brown (25 Jewry St.) to G. H. Freeling [?] (—) - 05 July 1826
115 - Letter. James Brown to Boulton Watt & Co. (—) - 05 July 1826
116 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 05 July 1826
117 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock (—) - 05 July 1826
118 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 07 July 1826
119 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 07 July 1826
120 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock (—) - 07 July 1826
121 - Letter. James Brown to G. H. Freeling (—) - 08 July 1826
122 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock (—) - 08 July 1826
123 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 10 July 1826
124 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock Jnr. (—) - 13 July 1826
125 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock Jnr. (—) - 14 July 1826
126 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 17 July 1826
127 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock (—) - 19 July 1826
128 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock (—) - 20 July 1826
129 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 20 July 1826
130 - Letter. James Brown (25 Jewry St.) to G.H. Freeling (—) - 22 July 1826
131 - Letter. James Brown (Jewry St.) to G.H. Freeling (—) - 24 July 1826
132 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 29 July 1826
133 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock (—) - 29 July 1826
134 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (London) to William Laird (Liverpool) - 22 July 1826
135 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock Jnr. (—) - 07 August 1826
136 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 08 August 1826
137 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock (—) - 08 August 1826
138 - Letter. James Brown to Lieut. Col. A. Du Thon (—) - 08 August 1826
139 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 11 August 1826
140 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 12 August 1826
141 - Letter. James Brown (—) to William Murdock Jnr. (—) - 14 August 1826
142 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 16 August 1826
143 - Sketches. Pipes, sockets etc. for the Eclipse - 19 August 1826
144 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 18 August 1826
145 - Sketch. Liverpool Boiler No. 3 to suit either Thetis or Dolphin - 21 August 1826
146 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 22 August 1826
147 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 22 August 1826
148 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock Jnr. (—) - 22 August 1826
149 - Sketch. Pipes for Wizard - nd. [July 1826]
150 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 22 August 1826
151 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock (—) - 24 August 1826
152 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 25 August 1826
153 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 25 August 1826
154 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock (—) - 25 August 1826
155 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock (—) - 28 August 1826
156 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 29 August 1826
157 - Letter. James Brown to John Laird (—) - 29 August 1826
158 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 31 August 1826
159 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 01 September 1826
160 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 02 September 1826
161 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 04 September 1826
162 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 05 September 1826
163 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 08 September 1826
164 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock (—) - 08 September 1826
165 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 11 September 1826
166 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 15 September 1826
167 - Letter. James Brown (25 Jewry St.) to Capt. — O’Brien (—) - 15 September 1826
168 - Sketch. Parts for Kent Water Works - 18 September 1826
169 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 18 September 1826
170 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock (—) - 19 September 1826
171 - Sketch. Globe for waste steam pipe for Dolphin - 18 September 1826
172 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock (—) - 20 September 1826
173 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock (—) - 21 September 1826
174 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 23 September 1826
175 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 23 September 1826
176 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 25 September 1826
177 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 25 September 1826
178 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 26 September 1826
179 - Letter. James Brown to Mr. — Miller (—) - 27 September 1826
180 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 29 September 1826
181 - Letter. James Brown (Deptford) to William Creighton (—) - 29 September 1826
182 - Letter. James Brown (25 Jewry St.) to the Committee of the Margate Steam Packet Company (—) - 03 October 1826
183 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 03 October 1826
184 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdoc - 06 October 1826
185 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 07 October 1826
186 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 10 October 1826
187 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 12 October 1826
188 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock (—) - 12 October 1826
189 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 12 October 1826
190 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 13 October 1826
191 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock (—) - 13 October 1826
192 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 17 October 1826
193 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 18 October 1826
194 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 20 October 1826
195 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 21 October 1826
196 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 23 October 1826
197 - Letter. James Brown to Mr. — Miller (—) - 24 October 1826
198 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 24 October 1826
199 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock (—) - 24 October 1826
200 - Letter. James Brown (25 Jewry St.) to William Fearnall (—) - 25 October 1826
201 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 25 October 1826
202 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock (—) - 26 October 1826
203 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 26 October 1826
204 - Letter. James Brown (25 Jewry St.) to Mr. — Mitchell (—) - 27 October 1826
205 - Letter. James Brown (25 Jewry St.) to G. H. Freeling (—) - 27 October 1826
206 - Letter. James Brown to Capt. — O’Brien (—) - 27 October 1826
207 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 27 October 1826
208 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - nd. [October 1826]
209 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 28 October 1826
210 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 30 October 1826
211 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 31 October 1826
212 - Letter. James Brown to Gilbert Hamilton (—) - 31 October 1826
213 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock (—) - 31 October 1826
214 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 03 November 1826
215 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 04 November 1826
216 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 07 November 1826
217 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 07 November 1826
218 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 10 November 1826
219 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 14 November 1826
220 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock (—) - 14 November 1826
221 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 17 November 1826
222 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock (—) - 17 November 1826
223 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock Jnr. (—) - 22 November 1826
224 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 24 November 1826
225 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock (—) - 02 December 1826
226 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (Soho). - 04 December 1826
227 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock (—) - 04 December 1826
228 - Letter. James Brown (25 Jewry St.) to Mr. — Symonds (—) - 06 December 1826
229 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock (—) - 08 December 1826
230 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 12 December 1826
231 - Letter. James Brown to William Murdock (—) - 12 December 1826
232 - Letter. James Brown (25 Jewry St.) to James Watt Jr. (—) - 18 December 1826
233 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 19 December 1826
234 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 22 December 1826
235 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 22 December 1826
236 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 26 December 1826
237 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 28 December 1826
238 - Letter. James Brown (25 Jewry St.) to Mr. — Pitcher (—) - 29 December 1826
239 - Letter. James Brown (25 Jewry St.) to William Stone (—) - 29 December 1826
240 - Letter. James Brown to G.H. Freeling (—) - 29 December 1826
241 - Letter. James Brown (25 Jewry St.) to O. Lang (—) - 29 December 1826
242 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 30 December 1826
243 - Letter. James Brown to James Watt Jr. (—) - 29 December 1826
244 - Letter. James Brown to William Creighton (—) - 29 December 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
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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