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Expand 1 - Records of Thomas Watt (1639 or 1642 - 1727) - 1694 - 17271 - Records of Thomas Watt (1639 or 1642 - 1727) - 1694 - 1727
Expand 2 - Records of John Watt senior (1694 - 1736) - 1714 - 17442 - Records of John Watt senior (1694 - 1736) - 1714 - 1744
Expand 3 - Records of James Watt of Greenock - 1724 - 17873 - Records of James Watt of Greenock - 1724 - 1787
Collapse 4 - Records of James Watt (1736 - 1819)4 - Records of James Watt (1736 - 1819)
Collapse 1 - Incoming correspondence of James Watt - 1761-18191 - Incoming correspondence of James Watt - 1761-1819
Collapse 1 - Incoming letters to James Watt from immediate family - 1761-18011 - Incoming letters to James Watt from immediate family - 1761-1801
Collapse 1 - Letters from James Watt of Greenock - 1761-17691 - Letters from James Watt of Greenock - 1761-1769
1 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow College) - 25 December 1761
2 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow College) - 06 December 1762
3 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow College) - 05 March 1763
4 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow College) - 07 March 1763
5 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow College) - 09 March 1763
6 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow College) - 28 March 1763
7 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow College) - 02 May 1763
8a - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Saltmarket) - 18 November 1763
8b - Bill of lading for the voyage of the boat Peggy from Bristol to Greenock - 05 November 1763
9a - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 11 February 1764
9b - Copy of accounts with Robert Donaldson for the ship James and John - 1764
9c - Remarks on Donaldson's accounts with David Calion - 1764
10 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow;Trongate) - 09 June 1764
11 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 08 December 1764
12 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 22 December 1764
13 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 23 January 1765
14 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 09 February 1765
15 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 14 March 1765
16 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 21 March 1765
17 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 27 March 1765
18 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate), ‘With £6’ - 15 April 1765
19 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 25 April 1765
20 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 29 April 1765
21 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate), 'With £15' - 03 May 1765
22 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 22 May 1765
23 - Account. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to [—] (——) - 26 September 1765
24 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 15 November 1765
25 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 06 December 1765
26 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 09 December 1765
27 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 11 December 1765
28 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 25 December 1765
29 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 26 February 1766
30 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 03 April 1766
31 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 23 May 1766
32 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) 'With a papered bundell' - 30 May 1766
33 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 07 June 1766
34 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 11 June 1766
35 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 13 June 1766
36 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to [James Watt] (——) - 25 October 1766
37 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 05 November 1766
38 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 13 November 1766
39 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 27 November 1766
40 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 26 December 1766
41 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to Peggy Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 09 January 1767
42 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 21 January 1767
43 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 09 February 1767
44 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (——) - 10 July 1767
45 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (——) - 09 October 1767
46 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 04 February 1768
47 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 14 May 1768
48 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to Peggy Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 22 July 1768
49 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 15 October 1768
50 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 31 October 1768
51a - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 12 November 1768
51b - John Wilson's bill for £4 4s sterling - 06 October 1768
52 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 16 November 1768
53 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 09 December 1768
54 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 19 January 1769
55a - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 25 January 1769
55b - An account of ship's tackle bought by Captain Malcolm from James Watt of Greenock - 30 January 1766 - 27 February 1766
55c - An account of sums owed to James Watt of Greenock by Messrs Anderson, Coats and Co for the ship Betty - 16 May 1755 - 18 November 1764
56 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 02 February 1769
57 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 12 February 1769
58 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 15 February 1769
59 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 20 February 1769
60 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 23 March 1769
61 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 01 April 1769
62 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 24 April 1769
63 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 06 May 1769
64 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 07 June 1769
65 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 10 June 1769
66 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 13 June 1769
67 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) 'With a papered bundell' - 24 July 1769
68 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 02 October 1769
69 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 02 November 1769
70 - Letter. James Watt of Greenock (Greenock) to James Watt (Glasgow; Trongate) - 28 December 1769
Expand 2 - Letters from James Watt of Greenock - 1770 - 17732 - Letters from James Watt of Greenock - 1770 - 1773
Expand 3 - Letters from Margaret Watt, nee Millar - 1761 - 17733 - Letters from Margaret Watt, nee Millar - 1761 - 1773
Expand 4 - Letters from Ann Watt - 1779 - 17804 - Letters from Ann Watt - 1779 - 1780
Expand 5 - Letters from Ann Watt to James Watt - 1784 - 17875 - Letters from Ann Watt to James Watt - 1784 - 1787
Expand 6 - Letters from Ann Watt - 1791 - 17936 - Letters from Ann Watt - 1791 - 1793
Expand 7 - Letters from Ann Watt - 17967 - Letters from Ann Watt - 1796
Expand 8 - Letters from Peggy Watt, James Watt jr., Gregory Watt, Miss Miller, Gilbert Hamilton - 1778 - 17968 - Letters from Peggy Watt, James Watt jr., Gregory Watt, Miss Miller, Gilbert Hamilton - 1778 - 1796
Expand 9 - Letters from Peggy Miller, Jessy Watt and Gregory Watt - 1786 - 17969 - Letters from Peggy Miller, Jessy Watt and Gregory Watt - 1786 - 1796
Expand 10 - Letters from James Watt jr. - 1781 - 178410 - Letters from James Watt jr. - 1781 - 1784
Expand 11 - Letters from James Watt jr. - 1784 - 178711 - Letters from James Watt jr. - 1784 - 1787
Expand 12 - Letters from James Watt jr. - 1787 - 179012 - Letters from James Watt jr. - 1787 - 1790
Expand 13 - Letters from James Watt jr. - 1790 - 179413 - Letters from James Watt jr. - 1790 - 1794
Expand 14 - Letters from James Watt jr. - 1796 - 179714 - Letters from James Watt jr. - 1796 - 1797
Expand 15 - Letters from James Watt jr. - 1798 - 179915 - Letters from James Watt jr. - 1798 - 1799
Expand 16 - Letters from James Watt jr. - 1800 - 180116 - Letters from James Watt jr. - 1800 - 1801
Expand 2 - Letters from 'Glasgow' - 1774 - 18192 - Letters from 'Glasgow' - 1774 - 1819
Expand 3 - Letters from Doctors - 1794 - 17983 - Letters from Doctors - 1794 - 1798
Expand 4 - Letters from 'Firm' - 1804 - 18194 - Letters from 'Firm' - 1804 - 1819
Expand 5 - Letters from 'Miscellaneous' - 1796 - 18195 - Letters from 'Miscellaneous' - 1796 - 1819
Expand 6 - 'Other' files of correspondence - 1761 - 18196 - 'Other' files of correspondence - 1761 - 1819
Expand 2 - Outgoing correspondence of James Watt - 1779 - 18192 - Outgoing correspondence of James Watt - 1779 - 1819
Expand 3 - Letters returned to James Watt after the recipient's death - 1768 - 17993 - Letters returned to James Watt after the recipient's death - 1768 - 1799
Expand 4 - Notebooks of James Watt - 1755 - 18084 - Notebooks of James Watt - 1755 - 1808
Expand 5 - Records of James Watt relating to mathematical instrument making - 1757 - 17735 - Records of James Watt relating to mathematical instrument making - 1757 - 1773
Expand 6 - Records relating to surveying by James Watt - 1767 - 17936 - Records relating to surveying by James Watt - 1767 - 1793
Expand 7 - Records relating to patents - 1698 - 18087 - Records relating to patents - 1698 - 1808
Expand 8 - Records relating to Heathfield - 1786 - 18138 - Records relating to Heathfield - 1786 - 1813
Expand 9 - Records relating to the Wyeside and Welsh Estates - 1790 - 18459 - Records relating to the Wyeside and Welsh Estates - 1790 - 1845
Expand 10 - Personal papers of James Watt - 1759 - 181710 - Personal papers of James Watt - 1759 - 1817
Expand 11 - Papers of/by other people11 - Papers of/by other people
Expand 12 - Miscellaneous papers of James Watt - 1727 - 181712 - Miscellaneous papers of James Watt - 1727 - 1817
Expand 13 - Drawings - 18th cent. - 19th cent.13 - Drawings - 18th cent. - 19th cent.
Expand 14 - Printed material - 1776 - 182214 - Printed material - 1776 - 1822
Expand 5 - Records of John Watt Jr. (1739 - 1762) - 1759 - 17625 - Records of John Watt Jr. (1739 - 1762) - 1759 - 1762
Expand 6 - Records of James Watt Jr. (1769 - 1848) - 13th cent. - 18486 - Records of James Watt Jr. (1769 - 1848) - 13th cent. - 1848
Expand 7 - Records of Gregory Watt (1777 - 1804) - 1792 - 18047 - Records of Gregory Watt (1777 - 1804) - 1792 - 1804
Expand 8 - Miscellaneous records of the Watt family - c. 1754 - 18738 - Miscellaneous records of the Watt family - c. 1754 - 1873
Expand 9 - Later additions to the records - 1672 - 18489 - Later additions to the records - 1672 - 1848
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