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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)
Expand 1 - Incoming correspondence of James Watt - 1761-18191 - Incoming correspondence of James Watt - 1761-1819
Collapse 2 - Outgoing correspondence of James Watt - 1779 - 18192 - Outgoing correspondence of James Watt - 1779 - 1819
Expand 1 - Copy Press Letter Books - 1782 - 18191 - Copy Press Letter Books - 1782 - 1819
Expand 2 - Private Copy Press Letter Books - 1780 - 17972 - Private Copy Press Letter Books - 1780 - 1797
Collapse 3 - Unbound outgoing letters - 1767 - 17963 - Unbound outgoing letters - 1767 - 1796
Collapse 1 - Unbound copy press letters to various people - 1777 - 17811 - Unbound copy press letters to various people - 1777 - 1781
1 - Draft letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Mr Henderson (Torryburn). - 09 November 1777
2 - Draft letter. James Watt (Birmiingham) to Mr Henderson (Torryburn). - 31 December 1777
3 - Draft letter. James Watt (Birmiingham) to Dr. [Black] (——) - 13 January 1779
4 - Draft copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Joseph Black (Edinburgh). - 03 March 1779
5 - Draft letter. James Watt (Birmiingham) to Mr Muirhead (Glasgow). - 10 April 1779
6 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Mr Nivien (——). - 20 April 1779
7 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Jean [Cochrane?](Glasgow). - 21 April 1779
8 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Mr Anderson (——). - 24 April 1779
9 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to [Gilbert] Hamilton (——). - 24 April 1779
10 - Copy-press letter. Ann Watt and James Watt (Birmingham) to [James McGrigor] (——). - 04 May 1779 - 06 May 1779
11 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to [Gilbert] Hamilton (——). - 06 May 1779
12 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Erasmus Darwin (——). - 06? May 1779
13 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Mr Henderson (——). - 08 May 1779
14 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Mr Lawson (——). - 08 May 1779
15 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Mr Henderson (Pontesbury). - 19 May 1779
16 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Gilbert Hamilton (——). - 07 June 1779
17 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Mr Wedgwood (——). - 15 July 1779
18 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Gilbert Hamilton (——). - 15 July 1779
19 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Joseph Black (——). - 24 July 1779
20 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Mr [? McGrigor] (——). - 02 August 1779
21 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Gilbert Hamilton (——). - 19 August 1779
22 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Mr Wedgwood (——). - 23 September 1779
23 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Ann Watt ([Glasgow]). - 27 February 1780
24 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to [John Marr] (——). - 27 February 1780
25 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham; Harpers Hill) to Mr Muller (New Hall). - 28 February 1780
26 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Joseph Black (——). - 01 March 1780
27 - Copy-press letter. Frederick Augustus Muller (Birmingham) to [James Watt] (——). - 03 March 1780
28 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Ann Watt (——). - 04 March 1780
29 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Ann Watt (——). - 08 March 1780
30 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Joseph Black (——). - 09 March 1780
31 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Ann Watt (——). - 20 March 1780
32 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Mr McGrigor (——). - 24 March 1780
33 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Mr McGrigor (——). - 03 April 1780
34 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to John Marr (——). - 03 April 1780
35 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Ann Watt (——). - 05 April 1780
36 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to John Marr (——). - 12 April 1780
37 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Ann Watt (——). - 13 April 1780
38 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to John Marr (——). - 15 April 1780
39 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to John Marr (——). - 21 April 1780
40 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Mr Magellan (——). - 03 May 1780
41 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to John Marr (——). - 03 May 1780
42 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to John Marr (——). - 08 May 1780
43 - Copy letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Nanny Marr (——). - 16 June 1780
44 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Matthew Boulton(——). - nd. [c. June 1780]
45 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Mr Henderson (——). - 11 July 1780
46 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham; Harpers Hill) to [——] (——). - 05 August 1780
47 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Mr McGrigor (——). - 12 August 1780
48 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Jean [Cochrane] (——). - 13 August 1780
49 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Nanny [Marr] (——). - nd. [c. August 1780]
50 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Nanny Marr (——). - 13 August 1780
51 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Gilbert Hamilton (——). - 14 August 1780
52 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Gilbert Hamilton (——). - 06 September 1780
53 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Gilbert Hamilton (——). - 16 September 1780
54 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Mr Magellan (——). - 20 September 1780
55 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Gilbert Hamilton (——). - 09 October 1780
56 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Mr Magellan (——). - 16 October 1780
57 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Gilbert Hamilton (——). - 28 October 1780
58 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Nanny Marr (——). - 28 October 1780
59 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Mr McGrigor (——). - 28 October 1780
60 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Rev. Mr Deane (Shifnal). - 02 November 1780
61 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to [Gilbert Hamilton] (——). - 18 November 1780
62 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to [Gilbert Hamilton] (——). - 19 December 1780
63 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Gilbert Hamilton (——). - 01 January 1781
64 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Erasmus Darwin (——). - 03 January 1781
65 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham; Harper's Hill) to the Reverend Mr Palmer (——). - 12 January 1781
66 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Mr Rathbone (——). - 24 January 1781
67 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham; Harpers Hill) to [——] (——). - 24 January 1781
68 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Mr McGrigor (——). - 04 February 1781
69 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Patrick Wilson (——). - 18 February 1781
70 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Gilbert Hamilton (——). - 23 February 1781
71 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to William Matthews (——). - 05 March 1781
72a - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to [Joseph Black] (——). - 08 March 1781
72b - Copy-press account of experiments on latent heat by James Watt. - 23 February 1781
73 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to Patrick Wilson (——). - 13 March 1781
74 - Copy-press letter. James Watt (Birmingham) to [Mr McGrigor] (——). - 27 May 1781
75 - Ink drawing of a bell jar, perhaps used as a folder for the bundle. - nd. [c. May 1781]
Expand 2 - Unbound draft and copy press letters to various people including letters from Dr Lind and Lord Cathcart - 1767 - 17962 - Unbound draft and copy press letters to various people including letters from Dr Lind and Lord Cathcart - 1767 - 1796
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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