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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

1 - Wages Book & Foundry Accounts Soho Foundry, 1795—1797 - 1795 - 1797

2 - Weekly Wages & Extras Books, Soho Foundry, 27 Oct. 1826—5 Feb. 1830 - 27 Oct 1826 - 5 Feb 1830

3 - Weekly Wages & Extras Books, Soho Foundry, 12 Feb. 1830—26 Jan. 1833 - 12 Feb 1830 - 26 Jan. 1833

4 - Weekly Wages & Extras Books, Soho Foundry, 2 Feb. 1833—6 May 1837 - 2 Feb 1833 - 6 May 1837

5 - Weekly Wages & Extras Books, Soho Foundry, 13 May 1837—26 Mar. 1842 - 13 May 1837 - 26 Mar 1842

6 - Weekly Wages & Extras Books, Soho Foundry, 2 Apr. 1842—20 Feb. 1847 - 2 Apr 1842 - 20 Feb 1847

7 - Weekly Wages & Extras Books, Soho Foundry, 7 Apr. 1866—5 Jul. 1873 - 7 Apr 1866 - 5 Jul 1873

8 - Weekly Wages & Extras Books, Soho Foundry, 25 Nov. 1880—29 Nov. 1888 - 25 Nov 1880 - 29 Nov 1888

9 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, A - 1797 — 1808

10 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, B - 1798 - 1815

11 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, C - 1797—1808

12 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, D - 1800 — 1807

13 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, E, F, G - 1797 - 1819

14 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, H - 1797 - 1819

15 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, J, K - 1798 - 1814

16 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, L - 1801 - 1815

17 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, M - 1796 - 1819

18 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, N, O - 1796 — 1803

19 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, P - 1797 — 1808

20 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, R - 1797 - 1813

21 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, S - 1797 - 1818

22 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, T - 1798 - 1818

23 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, V, W - 1797 - 1819

24 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, Y - 1797 — 1806

25 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, Unsorted - 1809 - 1814

26 - Apprenticeship Indentures, Soho Foundry - 1796 — 1810

27 - Apprenticeship Indentures, Soho Foundry - October 1810 - November 1819

28 - Apprenticeship Indentures, Soho Foundry - January 1820 - November 1826

Expand 29 - Expired Articles of Agreement with John Southern, William Murdock, James Lawson, Messrs. Murdock Jr., William Creighton, Henry Creighton - 1799 - 1831

29 - Expired Articles of Agreement with John Southern, William Murdock, James Lawson, Messrs. Murdock Jr., William Creighton, Henry Creighton - 1799 - 1831

30 - Articles of Agreement, Memoranda Of Agreements, Correspondence With Clerks, Engine Erectors Etc., A, B - 1785 - 1848

1 - Articles of Agreement of William Allan late of Aberdeen, millwright, for 5 years - 30 September 1815

2 - Letter. William Babington (11 St. Martin’s Place, Birmingham) to M. R. Boulton (Soho) - 31 October 1826

3 - Letter. William Babington (Soho Foundry) to James Watt Jr. (Soho) - 27 November 1827

4 - Letter. William Babington (Ensign, 1st Garrison Battalion, Birmingham Heath) to Boulton & Watt Jr. (Soho) - 18 December 1827

5a - Transcript of note. James Watt Jr. (Soho Foundry) to William Burdon [Soho] - 05 November 1831

5b - Letter (press copy).James Watt Jr. for Boulton Watt & Co.(Soho) to William Babington (Soho Foundry) - 05 November 1831

6 - Letter. William Babington (Soho Foundry) to James Watt Jr. (Soho) - 09 November 1831

7 - Articles of Agreement between Thomas Baker of Handsworth, smith and engineer, for 5 years - 01 October 1785

8 - Letter. Henry Wright (Soho) to Boulton Watt & Co.[Soho] - 27 May 1837

9 - Letter. Edward Wood (Nottingham) to James Watt Jr. [?] [Soho] - 29 May 1837

10 - Letter. Alfred Barnett (Great Hampton St.) to Boulton Watt & Co.[Soho] - 31 May 1837

11a - Memorandum (press copy).Statement of salary due to Alfred Barnett, with note by Boulton Watt & Co. - 06 September 1837 - 9 September 1837

11b - Cover sheet for the above press copy - 1837 - 1839

12 - Letter. Alfred Barnett (Soho) to James Watt Jr. [Soho] - 23 February 1839

13a - Indenture of Apprenticeship of Frederick Bennett - 08 February 1820

13b - Transcript from the Mansfield Baptism Register of Bennett’s baptism, 11 Feb. 1806 - 1806

14 - Letter. Frederick Bennett (Soho Foundry) to Boulton Watt & Co.(Soho) - 20 December 1827

15 - Letter. Frederick Bennett (Soho Foundry) to James Watt Jr. (Soho) - 29 January 1832

16a - Letter. Frederick Bennett (Soho Foundry) to James Watt Jr. (Soho) - 12 June 1833

16b - Letter. Frederick Bennett (Soho Foundry) to Boulton Watt & Co.(Soho) - 12 June 1833

17 - Letter. Frederick Bennett (Soho Foundry) to James Watt Jr. (Soho) - 22 July 1833

18 - Memorandum. Conversation between Frederick Bennet and James Watt Jr. - 22 July 1833

19 - Letter (press copy). James Watt Jr. (Aston Hall) to Frederick Bennett (Soho Foundry) - 24 July 1833

20 - Letter. Frederick Bennett (Soho Foundry) to James Watt Jr. (Aston Hall) - 24 July 1833

21 - Letter. Henry Wright (Winson Green) to James Watt Jr. [Soho] “Friday Evening” - [1 August 1834]

22 - Letter. John Bennett (Soho Foundry) to James Watt Jr. (13 London St.) - 05 August 1817

23 - Letter. John Bennett (Soho Foundry) to James Watt Jr. (13 London St.) - 15 July 1818

24 - Articles of Agreement of William Bennett for 5 years - 03 March 1810

25 - Memorandum of conversation with William Bennett, 19 Jul. 1815, and memorandum to James Pearson re Bennett’s salary, - 21 August 1816

26a - Memorandum. William Bennett – memorandum of Terms of Salary, as proposed by him - 1815 - 1823

26b - Memorandum by Bennett proposing his removal to the Drawing Office in Midsummer 1816 - 1816

27 - Letter. William Bennett (Soho) to James Watt Jr. (Soho) - 25 July 1823

28 - Letter (press copy).James Watt Jr. for Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to William Burdon [Soho] - 26 July 1823

29 - Letter. William Bennett (Woodside, Liverpool) to Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) - 04 February 1828

30 - Transcript of Letter. James Watt Jr. (Doldowlod) to William Bennett [Liverpool] - 10 February 1828

31 - Letter. William Bennett (Bradford) to James Watt Jr. (Soho) - 26 February 1828

32 - Note. William Bennett to Boulton Watt & Co. - 09 July 1829

33 - Memorandum. Agreement with Messrs. Wren & Bennett for their agency in Lancashire etc. From 25 January 1832 - 14 January 1832

34a - Letter. William Bennett (Manchester) to James Watt Jr. (Soho) - 10 February 1832

34b - Letter (press copy).James Watt Jr. (Aston Hall) to William Bennett (Manchester) - 12 February 1832

35 - Accounts settled on which Messrs. Wren & Bennett are allowed commission, up to 1 Dec. 1834, and 1 Jan. —31 Sep. 1835. - 1834 - 1835

36 - Account. Calculations for commission to Wren & Bennett - 30 September 1836

37 - Letter. William Bennett and Wren & Bennett (Manchester) to Boulton Watt & Co.(Soho) - 01 November 1836

38 - Memorandum. Additional agreement with Messrs. Wren & Bennett - 01 March 1837

39 - Note. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Pearson [Soho] - 31 May 1816

40 - Articles of agreement of James Brown, late of Soho, now of the City of London, for 5 years - 09 April 1818

41 - Memorandum of James Brown’s Salary and Commissions for 5 years ending Apr. 1823. - 1823

42 - Memorandum. Mr. Brown’s statement of his annual outlay - January 1829

43a - Letter. James Brown [London] to James Watt Jr. (Soho) - 24 April 1829

43b - Letter. James Brown (London) to Boulton Watt & Co. - 24 April 1829

43c - Letter (press copy). James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown (25 Jewry St., London) - 27 April 1829

44 - Account. Abstract of James Brown’s account - 30 September 1823 - 30 September 1829

45 - Memorandum. James Brown’s salary, commission etc. for 7 years ending Apr. 1830. - 1830

46 - Letter. James Brown (London) to Boulton Watt & Co.(Soho) - 10 May 1830

47 - Account. Mr. Brown’s summary of his expenditure for 7 years - 1825 — 1831

48 - Memorandum. Rent and Taxes for 7 years in Jewry Street - 1825 — 1831

49 - Account. Statement of Mr. Brown’s account from - 30 September 1831 - 30 September 1832

50 - Letter. James Brown (London) to Boulton Watt & Co.(Soho) - 31 December 1832

51 - Memorandum. Agreement with Mr. Brown - 09 April 1833

52 - Letter. James Brown (London) to Boulton Watt & Co.[Soho] - 09 June 1835

53a - Letter. James Brown (London) to Boulton Watt & Co.(Soho) - 04 June 1838

53b - Letter (press copy). Boulton Watt & Co.(Soho) to James Brown (13 London St.) - 07 June 1838

54a - Letter. James Brown Jr. (Soho Foundry) to Henry Wollaston Blake (London) - 18 February 1848

54b - Letter. James Brown Jr. (Soho Foundry) to Henry Wollaston Blake (London) - 23 February 1848

54c - Letter (press copy). Henry Wollaston Blake (London) to James Brown Jr. [Soho Foundry] - 21 February 1848

55 - Indenture of apprenticeship of Thomas Brown, son of William Brown, for 7 years - 14 March 1810

56 - Articles of agreement of William Brown of Soho for 5 years - 17 October 1791

57 - Articles of agreement of William Brown of Soho, smith and engineer, for 5 years - 16 January 1792

58 - Articles of agreement of William Brown of Soho for 4 years - 18 December 1799

59 - Articles of agreement of William Brown of Handsworth for 5 years - 10 March 1804

60 - Articles of agreement of Robert Brunton of Lochwinnock, Renfrew, clockmaker - 10 March 1804

61 - Indenture of apprenticeship of James Brunton, son of Robert Brunton, for 5 years - 10 March 1804

62 - Articles of agreement of John Brunton of Soho, smith and engineer, for 5 years - 31 January 1800

63 - Articles of agreement of John Brunton of Soho, engine erector, for 5 years - 26 August 1806

64 - Contract of service of William Brunton, “presently at Johnstone in the County of Renfrew”, for 5 years - 01 January 1800

65 - Articles of agreement of William Brunton of Soho, engine erector, for 5 years - 20 February 1802

66a - Memorandum. William Brunton’s proposed specification of his Wheel Lathe - 1807

66b - Sheet of sketches of Brunton’s lathe

67 - Letter. William Brunton (Soho) to Boulton Watt & Co.[Soho] - 04 April 1808

68 - Letter. William Brunton [Soho] to Boulton Watt & Co.[Soho]. Friday Morn.” - [15 April 1808]

69 - Letter. William Buchan (Soho Foundry) to James Watt Jr. (Soho) - 25 August 1827

70 - Letter. David Buchan (Soho Foundry) to James Watt Jr. (Aston Hall) - 11 September 1827

71 - Letter. David Buchan (Haslar Barracks) to James Watt Jr. (Aston Hall) - 14 September 1827

72 - Memorandum. Extracts from J. Watt’s letter to David Buchan - 19 September 1827

73 - Letter. David Buchan (Haslar) to James Watt Jr. [Aston Hall] - 26 September 1827

74 - Memorandum. Mr. David Buchan’s Certificate of good conduct from Paget Bayley Esq., Barrack Master at Gosport - 02 October 1827

75 - Letter. David Buchan (Soho Foundry) to James Watt Jr. (Aston Hall) - 12 December 1828

76 - Letter. David Buchan (Soho Foundry) to James Watt Jr. (Aston Hall) - 01 May 1829

77 - Transcript of note. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to William Burdon. - 15 May 1829

78a - Letter (press copy). Boulton Watt & Co.(Soho) to David Buchan (Soho Foundry) - 05 November 1831

78b - Transcript of note. James Watt Jr. to William Burdon - 05 November 1831

79 - Memorandum of William Buchan’s Engagement for 5 years from 27 Aug. 1823. - 1823

80 - Letter. William Buchan (Soho Foundry) to James Watt Jr. [Soho] - 01 February 1825

81 - Letter. William Buchan (Soho Foundry) to James Watt Jr. [Soho] - 14 March 1825

82 - Letter. William Buchan (Soho Foundry) to James Watt Jr. [Soho] - 24 May 1825

83 - Draft of Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to William Buchan (Soho Foundry) - 26 May 1826

84 - Memorandum. Proposal by William Buchan to have his salary increased to £90 per annum, upon undertaking an increase of Duty - 10 June 1825

85a - Letter (press copy). James Watt Jr. for Boulton Watt & Co.(Soho) to William Buchan (Soho Foundry) - 07 February 1827

85b - Letter. William Buchan (Soho Foundry) to James Watt Jr. [London] - 12 February 1827

86 - Letter. Robert Boyle (Smethwick Soap Works) to James Watt Jr. (Aston Hall) - 31 August 1827

87 - Letter. William Murdock Jr. (Soho Foundry) to James Watt Jr. [Soho] - 31 August 1827

88 - Account. Boulton Watt & Co. debtors to sundry expenses of the late Mr. Buchan’s funeral - 02 September 1827

89 - Account. The late Mr. Buchan in account with Boulton Watt & Co. - 08 October 1827

90 - Indenture of apprenticeship of T. J. N. Buchanan, son of Joanna Buchanan of Birmingham, for 7 years - 27 March 1804

91 - Articles of agreement with Joanna Buchanan - 27 March 1804

92 - Articles of agreement of T. J. N. Buchanan of Smethwick for 3 years - 27 March 1808

93 - Articles of agreement of William Buckle, late of the City of London, fitter, for 5 years - 08 December 1820

94 - Articles of agreement of William Buckle of Handsworth, engine erector, for 5 years - 30 August 1825

95 - Letter. William Buckle (Soho) to James Watt Jr. [Soho] - 21 December 1836

96 - Memorandum of agreement with William Buckle - 23 December 1836

97 - Transcript of note. James Watt Jr. for Boulton Watt & Co.(Soho) to Charles James Chubb [Soho] - 12 January 1837

98 - Receipt. William Buckle, Soho - 05 January 1838

99 - Receipt. William Buckle, Soho - 24 January 1839

100 - Receipt. William Buckle, Aston Hall - 01 January 1840

101 - Articles of agreement of William Burdon, late of Edinburgh, now of Handsworth, for 5 years - 12 August 1816

102 - Transcript of Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to William Burdon [Soho] - 24 September 1817

103 - Letter. William Burdon (Soho) to Boulton Watt & Co.[Soho] - 02 March 1829

104 - Letter. William Burdon (Soho) to Boulton Watt & Co.[Soho] - 08 October 1832

105 - Letter. William Burdon (Summer Row) to James Watt Jr. [Soho] - 30 October 1832

106 - Letter. William Burdon (Handsworth) to Charles James Chubb (Soho) - 10 February 1835

31 - Articles of Agreement, Memoranda of Agreements, Correspondence with Clerks, Engine Erectors Etc., C To E - 1785 - 1835

32 - Articles of Agreement, Memoranda of Agreements, Correspondence With Clerks, Engine Erectors Etc. , F, G - 1791 - 1846

33 - Articles of Agreement, Memoranda of Agreements, Correspondence With Clerks, Engine Erectors Etc., H - 1786 - 1837

34 - Articles of Agreement, Memoranda of Agreements, Correspondence With Clerks, Engine Erectors Etc., I To L - 1788 - 1846

35 - Articles of Agreement, Memoranda of Agreements, Correspondence With Clerks, Engine Erectors Etc., M - 1788 - 1829

36 - Articles of Agreement, Memoranda of Agreements, Correspondence with Clerks, Engine Erectors Etc., N, P - 1786 - 1838

37 - Articles of Agreement, Memoranda of Agreements, Correspondence with Clerks, Engine Erectors Etc., R - 1784 - 1828

38 - Articles of Agreement, Memoranda of Agreements, Correspondence With Clerks, Engine Erectors Etc., S - C. 1787 — 1811

39 - Articles of Agreement, Memoranda of Agreements, Correspondence with Clerks, Engine Erectors Etc., T - 1786 - 1837

40 - Articles of Agreement, Memoranda of Agreements, Correspondence with Clerks, Engine Erectors Etc., V - 1786 - 1836

41 - Articles of Agreement, Memoranda of Agreements, Correspondence with Clerks, Engine Erectors Etc., W - 1786 - 1838

42 - Lists of Articled Men and Apprentices, 1797—1813, Memoranda Re. Salaries Etc., 1818—1829 - 1797 - 1829

43 - Presents, Salaries, Commissions and Agents’ Accounts - 1818 - 1829

44 - Lists of Engine Erectors and Engines To Be Erected - 1804 - 1822

45 - Particulars of wages paid at Soho Foundry, balance of piece workers’ accounts, etc., - 1804 - 1815

46 - Soho Insurance Society, orders for payments to sick workers - 1803 - 1809

47 - Rules for the Government of the Soho Insurance Society poster - c. 1792

48 - Rules for the Government of the Soho Foundry Insurance Society (1 booklet) - 1877

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

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 - 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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