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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
Expand 1 - Incoming letters to James Watt from immediate family - 1761-18011 - Incoming letters to James Watt from immediate family - 1761-1801
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
Collapse 6 - 'Other' files of correspondence - 1761 - 18196 - 'Other' files of correspondence - 1761 - 1819
Expand 1 - Letters from Alexander Cumming and Charles Clagget - 1761 - 17671 - Letters from Alexander Cumming and Charles Clagget - 1761 - 1767
Expand 2 - Letters from James Lind to James Watt and from Watt to Lind. - 1764 - 17692 - Letters from James Lind to James Watt and from Watt to Lind. - 1764 - 1769
Expand 3 - Letters from various persons. - 1765 - 17683 - Letters from various persons. - 1765 - 1768
Expand 4 - Letters from James Watt to John Roebuck and from John Roebuck to James Watt, and one from James Lind to Watt. - 1765 - 17754 - Letters from James Watt to John Roebuck and from John Roebuck to James Watt, and one from James Lind to Watt. - 1765 - 1775
Expand 5 - Letters to James Watt from John Roebuck - 1765 - 17755 - Letters to James Watt from John Roebuck - 1765 - 1775
Expand 6 - Letters from Thomas Handley - 1767 - 17966 - Letters from Thomas Handley - 1767 - 1796
Expand 7 - Letters from Joseph Black. - 1768 - 17747 - Letters from Joseph Black. - 1768 - 1774
Expand 8 - Letters from William Small, and one from Matthew Boulton - 1768 - 17758 - Letters from William Small, and one from Matthew Boulton - 1768 - 1775
Expand 9 - Letters from William Small - 17699 - Letters from William Small - 1769
Expand 10 - Letters from various persons about the Port Glasgow, the river Clyde, the Monkland canal etc. - 1769 - 177310 - Letters from various persons about the Port Glasgow, the river Clyde, the Monkland canal etc. - 1769 - 1773
Expand 11 - Letters from James Morrison. - 1769 - 177611 - Letters from James Morrison. - 1769 - 1776
Expand 12 - Letters from Matthew Boulton, James Keir and John Fothergill. - 1769 - 177612 - Letters from Matthew Boulton, James Keir and John Fothergill. - 1769 - 1776
Expand 13 - Letters from John Roebuck to Matthew Boulton (1769-1780); one letter from William Matthews to James Watt (1775) and one from Josiah Roebuck to James Watt jr. 1769-1827. (9 items) - 1769 - 182713 - Letters from John Roebuck to Matthew Boulton (1769-1780); one letter from William Matthews to James Watt (1775) and one from Josiah Roebuck to James Watt jr. 1769-1827. (9 items) - 1769 - 1827
Expand 14 - Letters from William Sandemann and Hector Turnbull. - 1770 - 177114 - Letters from William Sandemann and Hector Turnbull. - 1770 - 1771
Expand 15 - Letters from William Alexander - 1770 - 177115 - Letters from William Alexander - 1770 - 1771
Expand 16 - Letters from the Carron company. - 1770 - 177316 - Letters from the Carron company. - 1770 - 1773
Expand 17 - Letters from various persons about the Monkland canal etc. - 1770 - 177317 - Letters from various persons about the Monkland canal etc. - 1770 - 1773
Expand 18 - Letters from various persons about the Crinan and Tarbert survey and the Strathmore Canal. 1770-1773. (24 items) - 1770 - 177318 - Letters from various persons about the Crinan and Tarbert survey and the Strathmore Canal. 1770-1773. (24 items) - 1770 - 1773
Expand 19 - Letters from James Keir - 1771 - 177219 - Letters from James Keir - 1771 - 1772
Expand 20 - Letters from Charles MacDowal - 1771 - 177320 - Letters from Charles MacDowal - 1771 - 1773
Expand 21 - Letters from various persons, about the supply of water to Greenock - 1772 - 177321 - Letters from various persons, about the supply of water to Greenock - 1772 - 1773
Expand 22 - Letters from Lord Cathcart and various persons about surveying - 1773 - 177522 - Letters from Lord Cathcart and various persons about surveying - 1773 - 1775
Expand 23 - Letters from John Marr and Betty Miller - 1774 - 177523 - Letters from John Marr and Betty Miller - 1774 - 1775
Expand 24 - Letters from various persons - 1774 - 177624 - Letters from various persons - 1774 - 1776
Expand 25 - Letters from George Anderson, R. Barclay and Mrs Cochrane - 1775 - 177625 - Letters from George Anderson, R. Barclay and Mrs Cochrane - 1775 - 1776
Expand 26 - Letters from various persons - 1775 - 179026 - Letters from various persons - 1775 - 1790
Expand 27 - Letters from various persons - 1776 - 178127 - Letters from various persons - 1776 - 1781
Expand 28 - Letters from Jean Cochrane - 1776 - 178628 - Letters from Jean Cochrane - 1776 - 1786
Expand 29 - Letters from Jonathan and Jabez Hornblower - 1776 - 179629 - Letters from Jonathan and Jabez Hornblower - 1776 - 1796
Expand 30 - Letters from John Roebuck jr. and John Woodward - 1777 - 180530 - Letters from John Roebuck jr. and John Woodward - 1777 - 1805
Expand 31 - Letters from Patrick Wilson and William Irvine - 1778 - 178131 - Letters from Patrick Wilson and William Irvine - 1778 - 1781
Expand 32 - Letters from Joseph Priestley - 1778 - 178532 - Letters from Joseph Priestley - 1778 - 1785
Expand 33 - Letters from William Matthews - 1780 - 178633 - Letters from William Matthews - 1780 - 1786
Expand 34 - Letters from Joseph Black - 1780 - 178934 - Letters from Joseph Black - 1780 - 1789
Expand 35 - Letters from William Withering - 1780 - 179935 - Letters from William Withering - 1780 - 1799
Expand 36 - Letters from James Keir - 178136 - Letters from James Keir - 1781
Expand 37 - Letters from various persons - 1781 - 179037 - Letters from various persons - 1781 - 1790
Expand 38 - Letters from various persons in Scotland - 1781 - 179038 - Letters from various persons in Scotland - 1781 - 1790
Collapse 39 - Letters from Professor John Robison - 1781 - 180539 - Letters from Professor John Robison - 1781 - 1805
1 - Letter. Professor John Robison (Edinburgh) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 22 October 1781
2 - Letter. Professor John Robison (Edinburgh) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 22 October 1783
3 - Letter. Professor John Robison (Edinburgh) to [James Watt] (——). - 15 August 1786
4 - Letter. Professor John Robison (Edinburgh) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 03 February 1788
5 - Letter. Professor John Robison (Edinburgh) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 07 February 1788
6 - Letter. John Hodges (Soho) to John Southern (Birmingham; Harpers Hill, at Mr Watt's). - 15 February 1788
7 - Letter. Professor John Robison (Edinburgh) to [James Watt] (——). - 07 March 1793
8 - Letter. Professor John Robison (Edinburgh) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 12 May 1793
9 - Letter. Professor John Robison (Edinburgh) to James Watt (Birmingham). - 25 October 1796
10 - Letter. Professor John Robison (London) to James Watt (——). - December 1796
11 - Letter. Professor John Robison (——;[docket reads London]) to James Watt (——). - December 1796
12 - Letter. Professor John Robison (Edinburgh) to James Watt (Heathfield). - 03 February 1797
13 - Letter. Professor John Robison (Edinburgh) to James Watt (Heathfield). - 07 April 1797
14 - Letter. Mrs R. Robison (Edinburgh) to James Watt (Heathfield). - 13 April 1797
15 - Letter. Mrs R. Robison (Edinburgh) to James Watt (Heathfield). - 29 April 1797
16 - Letter. Professor John Robison (Edinburgh) to James Watt (Heathfield). - 03 May 1797
17 - Letter. Mrs R. Robison (Edinburgh) to James Watt (Heathfield). - 08 June 1797
18 - Letter. Professor John Robison (Edinburgh) to James Watt (Heathfield). - 14 January 1798
19 - Letter. Professor John Robison (Edinburgh) to [James Watt] (——). - 04 May 1798
20 - Letter. Professor John Robison ([Glasgow];Tontine Inn Square) to Mr Miller (——). - 22 September 1798
21 - Letter. Professor John Robison ([Glasgow];Tontine Inn) to James Watt (——). - September 1798
22 - Letter. Professor John Robison (Edinburgh) to James Watt (Heathfield). - 15 December 1798
23 - Letter. Professor John Robison (Edinburgh) to James Watt (Heathfield). - 11 December 1799
24 - Letter. Professor John Robison (Edinburgh) to James Watt (Heathfield). - 18 December 1799 - 29 December 1799
25 - Letter. Professor John Robison (Edinburgh) to James Watt (Heathfield). - 25 February 1800
26 - Letter. Professor John Robison (Edinburgh) to James Watt (Heathfield). - 23 July 1800
27 - Letter. Professor John Robison (Edinburgh) to James Watt (Glasgow; Argyle Street, Mr McGrigor's). - 09 September 1800
28 - Letter. Professor John Robison ([docket reads Glasgow]) to [James Watt] (——). - October 1800
29 - Letter. Professor John Robison (Edinburgh) to James Watt (Glasgow; Argyle Street, Mr McGrigor's). - 02 October 1800
30 - Letter. Professor John Robison (——[docket reads Glasgow]) to James Watt (——). - October 1800
31 - Letter. Professor John Robison (Boghall]) to James Watt (Glasgow deleted; Greenock; Crawfordsdyke, c/o Miss Cochran). - 19 October 1800
32 - Letter. Professor John Robison (Edinburgh) to James Watt (Heathfield). - 08 January 1802
33 - Letter. Professor John Robison (Edinburgh) to James Watt (Heathfield). - 19 April 1803
34 - Letter. Professor John Robison (Edinburgh) to Gilbert Hamilton jnr. (Glasgow). - 14 August 1803
35 - Letter. Mrs R. Robison (Edinburgh) to James Watt (——). - 19 December 1803
36 - Letter. Professor John Robison (Edinburgh) to James Watt (Heathfield). - 20 December 1803
37 - Letter. Professor John Robison (Edinburgh) to [James Watt] (——). - 31 July 1804
38 - Description by James Watt of 'Mr Robison's letters in my possession at his death' - nd. [1805]
39 - Memorial by Dr Black to James Watt (Heathfield) concerning James Watt's inventions. - November 1796
40 - Extract, made by James Watt jr.. from a Memorial by Dr John Robison relative to his first acquaintance with Mr Watt [in 1758], and the improvements of the latter on the Steam Engine. - 1796
Expand 40 - Letters from various persons - 1782 - 178740 - Letters from various persons - 1782 - 1787
Expand 41 - Letters from Josiah Wedgwood - 1782 - 178841 - Letters from Josiah Wedgwood - 1782 - 1788
Expand 42 - Letters from Sir Joseph Banks and Dr Blagden - 178442 - Letters from Sir Joseph Banks and Dr Blagden - 1784
Expand 43 - Letters from Richard Kirwan - 1784 - 178543 - Letters from Richard Kirwan - 1784 - 1785
Expand 44 - Letters from various French correspondents - 1784 - 178944 - Letters from various French correspondents - 1784 - 1789
Expand 45 - Letters from Jean André de Luc - 1784 - 180245 - Letters from Jean André de Luc - 1784 - 1802
Expand 46 - Letters to James Watt, from Aimé Argand - 1785 - 178946 - Letters to James Watt, from Aimé Argand - 1785 - 1789
Expand 47 - Letters to James Watt from Dr Jonathan Stokes and Zaccheus Walker - 1787 - 178947 - Letters to James Watt from Dr Jonathan Stokes and Zaccheus Walker - 1787 - 1789
Expand 48 - Letters to James Watt, from Mr Berthollet, Mr Brunel and the Chevalier Landriani, - 1787 - 179048 - Letters to James Watt, from Mr Berthollet, Mr Brunel and the Chevalier Landriani, - 1787 - 1790
Expand 49 - Letters to James Watt, from William and Charlotte Matthews - 1787 - 179049 - Letters to James Watt, from William and Charlotte Matthews - 1787 - 1790
Expand 50 - Letters to James Watt, from Joseph de Boffe, and Hugh Warden - 1788 - 179050 - Letters to James Watt, from Joseph de Boffe, and Hugh Warden - 1788 - 1790
Expand 51 - Letters to James Watt, from Charles Clagget, and William Cunningham. - 1788 - 178951 - Letters to James Watt, from Charles Clagget, and William Cunningham. - 1788 - 1789
Expand 52 - Letters to James Watt, from Thomas Henry - 1788 - 179052 - Letters to James Watt, from Thomas Henry - 1788 - 1790
Expand 53 - Letters to James Watt, from various correspondents - 1787 - 179253 - Letters to James Watt, from various correspondents - 1787 - 1792
Expand 54 - Letters from John Dalrymple to James Watt - 1791 - 179254 - Letters from John Dalrymple to James Watt - 1791 - 1792
Expand 55 - Letter and enclosures from Francis Eginton - nd. [1792]55 - Letter and enclosures from Francis Eginton - nd. [1792]
Expand 56 - Letters from Joseph Priestley and Laurence Crell - 1788 - 179256 - Letters from Joseph Priestley and Laurence Crell - 1788 - 1792
Expand 57 - Letters to James Watt, from various correspondents - 1792 - 179457 - Letters to James Watt, from various correspondents - 1792 - 1794
Expand 58 - Letters to James Watt from various persons - 1793 - 179458 - Letters to James Watt from various persons - 1793 - 1794
Expand 59 - Letters from various persons - 1793 - 180959 - Letters from various persons - 1793 - 1809
Expand 60 - Letters about the Shrievalty and Captain Huddart's patent - 1803 - 180960 - Letters about the Shrievalty and Captain Huddart's patent - 1803 - 1809
Expand 61 - Letters from doctors about Gregory's illness - 180461 - Letters from doctors about Gregory's illness - 1804
Expand 62 - Letters from John Murray and Archibald Hamilton - 1815 - 181962 - Letters from John Murray and Archibald Hamilton - 1815 - 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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