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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
Expand 1 - Letters from James Watt of Greenock - 1761-17691 - Letters from James Watt of Greenock - 1761-1769
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
Collapse 12 - Letters from James Watt jr. - 1787 - 179012 - Letters from James Watt jr. - 1787 - 1790
1 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Birmingham) to James Watt (Glasgow; c/o Mr MacGregor). - 04 December 1787
2 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Birmingham) to James Watt (Glasgow; c/o Mr MacGregor). - 10 December 1787
3 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Birmingham) to James Watt (Glasgow; c/o Mr MacGregor). - 14 December 1787
4 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Birmingham) to James Watt (Glasgow; c/o Mr MacGregor). - 21 December 1787
5 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Birmingham) to James Watt (Glasgow; c/o Mr MacGregor). - 29 December 1787
6 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Birmingham) to James Watt (Edinburgh; c/o Joseph Black). - 05 January 1788
7 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Birmingham) to James Watt (London). - 17 June 1788
8 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Birmingham) to James Watt (Buxton, Derbyshire; c/o Post Office). - 07 August 1788
9 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Birmingham) to James Watt (Buxton, Derbyshire; c/o Post Office). - 14 August 1788
10 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Birmingham) to James Watt (Buxton, Derbyshire; c/o Post Office). - 18 August 1788
11 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Birmingham) to James Watt (Buxton, Derbyshire; c/o Post Office). - 20 August 1788
12 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Manchester) to James Watt (Birmingham). - October 1788
13 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Manchester) to James Watt (Birmingham[c/o John Wilkinson, Broseley, Shropshire deleted] ). - October 1788
14 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Manchester) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 30 October 1788
15 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Manchester) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 03 November 1788
16 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Manchester) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 09 November 1788
17 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Manchester) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 19 November 1788
18 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Manchester) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 27 November 1788
19 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Manchester) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 07 December 1788
20 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Manchester) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 27 December 1788
21 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Manchester) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 14 January 1789
22 - Letter. James Watt jr. (——) to [James Watt] (——). - 21 January 1789
23 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Manchester) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 01 February 1789
24 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Manchester) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 24 February 1789
25 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Manchester) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 04 April 1789
26 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Manchester) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 12 April 1789
27 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Manchester) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 17 April 1789
28 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Manchester) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 25 May 1789
29 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Manchester) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 18 June 1789
30 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Manchester) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 21 June 1789
31 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Manchester) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 29 June 1789
32 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Manchester) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 14 July 1789
33 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Manchester) to James Watt (Birmingham [Cheltenham deleted]). - 05 September 1789
34 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Manchester) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 13 October 1789
35 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Manchester) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 25 October 1789
36 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Manchester) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 03 January 1790
37 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Manchester) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 14 January 1790
38 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Manchester) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 02 March 1790
39 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Manchester) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 09 March 1790
40 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Manchester) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 22 April 1790
41 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Manchester) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 28 April 1790
42 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Manchester) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 11 July 1790
43 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Manchester) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 31 August 1790
44 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Manchester) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 30 September 1790
45 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Manchester) to James Watt (Heathfield). - 10 October 1790
46 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Manchester) to James Watt (P[e]r favour Mr Matthews). - 03 November 1790
47 - Letter. James Watt jr. (Manchester) to James Watt (Heathfield). - 21 November 1790
48a - Letter. Charles Taylor. (Manchester) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 07 October 1788
48b - Letter. [Thomas Maxwell] (——) to Charles Taylor (——) - nd. [1788]
49a - Letter. Charles Taylor .(Manchester) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 03 November 1788
49b - Copy of Indenture between James Watt and Taylor & Maxwell to take James Watt jr. as apprentice. - nd. [November 1788]
50 - Letter. Charles Taylor. (Manchester) to James Watt (——). - 08 November 1788
51 - Letter. Charles Taylor. (Manchester) to James Watt (——). - 11 November 1788
52 - Letter. Charles Taylor. (Manchester) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 22 November 1788
53 - Letter. Taylor & Maxwell and Charles Taylor. (Manchester) to James Watt (——). - 18 January 1789
54 - Letter. Charles Taylor. (Manchester) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 24 January 1789
55 - Letter. Charles Taylor. (Manchester) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 21 June 1789
56 - Letter. Charles Taylor. (Manchester) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 12 July 1789
57 - Letter. Charles Taylor. (Manchester) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 13 January 1790
58 - Letter. Charles Taylor. (Manchester) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 21 January 1790
59 - Letter. Charles Taylor. (Manchester) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 21 August 1790
60 - Letter. William Withering (——) to [James Watt] (——). - nd.
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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