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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
Collapse 8 - Staff and Employment Records - 1784-18888 - 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
Expand 9 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, A - 1797 — 18089 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, A - 1797 — 1808
Expand 10 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, B - 1798 - 181510 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, B - 1798 - 1815
Expand 11 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, C - 1797—180811 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, C - 1797—1808
Expand 12 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, D - 1800 — 180712 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, D - 1800 — 1807
Expand 13 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, E, F, G - 1797 - 181913 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, E, F, G - 1797 - 1819
Expand 14 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, H - 1797 - 181914 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, H - 1797 - 1819
Expand 15 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, J, K - 1798 - 181415 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, J, K - 1798 - 1814
Expand 16 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, L - 1801 - 181516 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, L - 1801 - 1815
Expand 17 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, M - 1796 - 181917 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, M - 1796 - 1819
Expand 18 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, N, O - 1796 — 180318 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, N, O - 1796 — 1803
Expand 19 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, P - 1797 — 180819 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, P - 1797 — 1808
Expand 20 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, R - 1797 - 181320 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, R - 1797 - 1813
Expand 21 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, S - 1797 - 181821 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, S - 1797 - 1818
Expand 22 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, T - 1798 - 181822 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, T - 1798 - 1818
Expand 23 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, V, W - 1797 - 181923 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, V, W - 1797 - 1819
Expand 24 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, Y - 1797 — 180624 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, Y - 1797 — 1806
Expand 25 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, Unsorted - 1809 - 181425 - Articles of Agreement Dispensed With, Soho Foundry, Unsorted - 1809 - 1814
Expand 26 - Apprenticeship Indentures, Soho Foundry - 1796 — 181026 - Apprenticeship Indentures, Soho Foundry - 1796 — 1810
Expand 27 - Apprenticeship Indentures, Soho Foundry - October 1810 - November 181927 - Apprenticeship Indentures, Soho Foundry - October 1810 - November 1819
Expand 28 - Apprenticeship Indentures, Soho Foundry - January 1820 - November 182628 - 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 - 183129 - Expired Articles of Agreement with John Southern, William Murdock, James Lawson, Messrs. Murdock Jr., William Creighton, Henry Creighton - 1799 - 1831
Expand 30 - Articles of Agreement, Memoranda Of Agreements, Correspondence With Clerks, Engine Erectors Etc., A, B - 1785 - 184830 - Articles of Agreement, Memoranda Of Agreements, Correspondence With Clerks, Engine Erectors Etc., A, B - 1785 - 1848
Expand 31 - Articles of Agreement, Memoranda of Agreements, Correspondence with Clerks, Engine Erectors Etc., C To E - 1785 - 183531 - Articles of Agreement, Memoranda of Agreements, Correspondence with Clerks, Engine Erectors Etc., C To E - 1785 - 1835
Expand 32 - Articles of Agreement, Memoranda of Agreements, Correspondence With Clerks, Engine Erectors Etc. , F, G - 1791 - 184632 - Articles of Agreement, Memoranda of Agreements, Correspondence With Clerks, Engine Erectors Etc. , F, G - 1791 - 1846
Expand 33 - Articles of Agreement, Memoranda of Agreements, Correspondence With Clerks, Engine Erectors Etc., H - 1786 - 183733 - Articles of Agreement, Memoranda of Agreements, Correspondence With Clerks, Engine Erectors Etc., H - 1786 - 1837
Expand 34 - Articles of Agreement, Memoranda of Agreements, Correspondence With Clerks, Engine Erectors Etc., I To L - 1788 - 184634 - Articles of Agreement, Memoranda of Agreements, Correspondence With Clerks, Engine Erectors Etc., I To L - 1788 - 1846
Expand 35 - Articles of Agreement, Memoranda of Agreements, Correspondence With Clerks, Engine Erectors Etc., M - 1788 - 182935 - Articles of Agreement, Memoranda of Agreements, Correspondence With Clerks, Engine Erectors Etc., M - 1788 - 1829
Expand 36 - Articles of Agreement, Memoranda of Agreements, Correspondence with Clerks, Engine Erectors Etc., N, P - 1786 - 183836 - Articles of Agreement, Memoranda of Agreements, Correspondence with Clerks, Engine Erectors Etc., N, P - 1786 - 1838
Expand 37 - Articles of Agreement, Memoranda of Agreements, Correspondence with Clerks, Engine Erectors Etc., R - 1784 - 182837 - Articles of Agreement, Memoranda of Agreements, Correspondence with Clerks, Engine Erectors Etc., R - 1784 - 1828
Expand 38 - Articles of Agreement, Memoranda of Agreements, Correspondence With Clerks, Engine Erectors Etc., S - C. 1787 — 181138 - Articles of Agreement, Memoranda of Agreements, Correspondence With Clerks, Engine Erectors Etc., S - C. 1787 — 1811
Expand 39 - Articles of Agreement, Memoranda of Agreements, Correspondence with Clerks, Engine Erectors Etc., T - 1786 - 183739 - Articles of Agreement, Memoranda of Agreements, Correspondence with Clerks, Engine Erectors Etc., T - 1786 - 1837
Expand 40 - Articles of Agreement, Memoranda of Agreements, Correspondence with Clerks, Engine Erectors Etc., V - 1786 - 183640 - Articles of Agreement, Memoranda of Agreements, Correspondence with Clerks, Engine Erectors Etc., V - 1786 - 1836
Collapse 41 - Articles of Agreement, Memoranda of Agreements, Correspondence with Clerks, Engine Erectors Etc., W - 1786 - 183841 - Articles of Agreement, Memoranda of Agreements, Correspondence with Clerks, Engine Erectors Etc., W - 1786 - 1838
1 - Articles of agreement of Thomas Wainwright of Birmingham, engineer, for 5 years - 18 March 1797
2 - Letter. Samuel Hardwick, carpenter and builder (Hall Street, Birmingham) to James Watt Jr. (Soho) - 29 August 1827
3 - Letter. James Ward (Soho Foundry) to Boulton & Watt [Soho] - 13 August 1832
4 - Letter. John Thomas Jr. (Soho Foundry) to Henry Wright (Soho) - 30 January 1835
5 - Letter. James Ward (Soho Foundry) to Boulton & Watt [Soho] - 15 September 1837
6 - Articles of agreement of John Ward of Smethwick, clerk and book-keeper, for 5 years - 09 February 1805
7 - Articles of agreement of John Ward of Smethwick, clerk and book-keeper, for 5 years - 23 June 1810
8 - Memorandum. Details of Ward’s first two agreements - nd.
9 - Articles of agreement of John Ward of Smethwick, clerk and book-keeper, for 5 years - 03 August 1813
10 - Letter. John Ward (Soho Foundry) to James Watt Jr. (Soho) - 25 October 1834
11 - Letter. John Ward (Soho Foundry) to James Watt Jr. [Soho] - 04 July 1836
12 - Letter. John Ward (Soho Foundry) to Boulton Watt & Co. [Soho] - 06 August 1836
13 - Indenture of apprenticeship of Thomas Ward of the parish of Cardington - 20 February 1792
14 - Articles of agreement of James Webb of Handsworth, smith, for 5 years - 01 May 1786
15 - Articles of agreement of John Wells of Birmingham, caster, for 5 years - 01 March 1796
16 - Articles of agreement of William Wells of Handsworth, smith and engineer, for 5 years - 12 August 1793
17 - Articles of agreement of Michael Whealey of Newcastle upon Tyne, smith, for 3 years - 04 July1796
18 - Memorandum of agreement between John White, joiner and James Watt. Glasgow - 14 July 1792
19 - Articles of agreement of Thomas White of Handsworth, millwright, for 5 years - 20 May 1815
20 - Articles of agreement of Thomas Wilkinson of Handsworth, filer and fitter, for 5 years - 10 July 1810
21 - Letter Fleetwood V. Williams (Handsworth) to Boulton & Watt (Soho) - 19 September 1832
22 - Letter. H. C. Langbridge, bookseller (Birmingham) to Boulton & Watt (Soho) - 19 September 1832
23 - Letter. Fleetwood V. Williams (Soho) to Boulton Watt & Co. [Soho] - 05 December 1832
24 - Transcript of letter. Boulton Watt & Co. [Soho] to William Burdon (Soho) - 22 December 1832
25 - Letter. Fleetwood V. Williams (Soho) to Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) - 24 December 1832
26 - Letter. Fleetwood V. Williams (Soho) to James Watt Jr. [Soho] - 12 September 1834
27 - Letter. Fleetwood V. Williams (Soho) to James Watt Jr. [Soho] - 16 March 1835
28 - Memorandum of alteration of Mr. Williams’ agreement. By James Watt Jr., Aston Hall - 17 May 1835
29 - Indenture of apprenticeship of Joseph Williams, son of Joseph Williams of West Bromwich, fitter, for 5 years and 230 days - 09 May 1803
30 - Articles of agreement of Joseph Williss of Handsworth, smith, for 5 years - 29 September 1786
31 - Articles of agreement of William Worley of Handsworth, filer and fitter, for 5 years - 26 May 1812
32 - Articles of agreement of James Wortley of Handsworth, grinder, for 5 years - 03 December 1802
33 - Letter. Henry Wright (Soho Foundry) to James Watt Jr. (Soho) - 21 August 1828
34 - Letter. Henry Wright (Soho Foundry) to James Watt Jr. [Soho] - 25 May 1829
35 - Letter. Henry Wright (Soho Foundry) to Boulton Watt & Co. [Soho] - 30 August 1830
36 - Letter. Henry Wright [Soho] to James Watt Jr. (Soho) - 19 January 1833
37 - Letter. Henry Wright [Soho] to James Watt Jr. [Soho] - 04 December 1833
38a - Letter. Henry Wright (Soho) to Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) - 26 February 1834
38b - Letter (press copy). Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to Henry Wright (Soho) - 26 February 1834
39 - Letter. Henry Wright (Soho) to Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho). - 15 February 1838
40a - Indenture of apprenticeship of James Wright, son of Henry Wright of Lichfield, felmonger, apprenticed to Matthew Boulton for 7 years - 04 October 1794
40b - Memorandum. Agreement by Matthew Boulton to release William and James Wright from their apprenticeships when they turn 21 - 22 November 1794
40c - Indenture of apprenticeship of William Wright, son of Henry Wright of Lichfield, felmonger, apprenticed to Matthew Boulton for 7 years - 04 October 1794
40d - Sheet of notes on the above indentures by Henry Wright, son of William Wright - nd.
41 - Articles of agreement of James Wright of Hockley, smith and engineer, for 5 years - 09 January 1800
42 - Articles of agreement of William Wright of Handsworth, engineer, for 5 years - 25 February 1801
43 - Articles of agreement of William Wright of Handsworth, engineer, for 5 years - 13 January 1806
44 - Articles of agreement of William Wright of — Street, London, engine erector, for 5 years - 15 February 1811
Expand 42 - Lists of Articled Men and Apprentices, 1797—1813, Memoranda Re. Salaries Etc., 1818—1829 - 1797 - 182942 - Lists of Articled Men and Apprentices, 1797—1813, Memoranda Re. Salaries Etc., 1818—1829 - 1797 - 1829
Expand 43 - Presents, Salaries, Commissions and Agents’ Accounts - 1818 - 182943 - Presents, Salaries, Commissions and Agents’ Accounts - 1818 - 1829
Expand 44 - Lists of Engine Erectors and Engines To Be Erected - 1804 - 182244 - 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
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
Expand 12 - RECORDS OF THE BOULTON, WATT & CO. LONDON OFFICE - 1818 - 188512 - RECORDS OF THE BOULTON, WATT & CO. LONDON OFFICE - 1818 - 1885
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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