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Collapse MS 3219 - James Watt and Family Papers - 13th century - 1873MS 3219 - James Watt and Family Papers - 13th century - 1873
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
Expand 4 - Records of James Watt (1736 - 1819)4 - Records of James Watt (1736 - 1819)
Expand 5 - Records of John Watt Jr. (1739 - 1762) - 1759 - 17625 - Records of John Watt Jr. (1739 - 1762) - 1759 - 1762
Collapse 6 - Records of James Watt Jr. (1769 - 1848) - 13th cent. - 18486 - Records of James Watt Jr. (1769 - 1848) - 13th cent. - 1848
Expand 1 - Correspondence of James Watt jr. - 1784 - 18441 - Correspondence of James Watt jr. - 1784 - 1844
Expand 2 - Notebooks of James Watt jr. - 1787 - 18462 - Notebooks of James Watt jr. - 1787 - 1846
Collapse 3 - Personal papers of James Watt jr. - 1808 - 18483 - Personal papers of James Watt jr. - 1808 - 1848
Expand 1 - Papers concerning steam navigation and voyages of the Caledonia steamboat - 1817 - 18471 - Papers concerning steam navigation and voyages of the Caledonia steamboat - 1817 - 1847
Expand 2 - Papers concerning the death of James Watt on 19 August 1819, the erection of monuments to him and the building of a memorial chapel at Handsworth parish church - 1813 - 18592 - Papers concerning the death of James Watt on 19 August 1819, the erection of monuments to him and the building of a memorial chapel at Handsworth parish church - 1813 - 1859
Collapse 3 - Papers concerning publications - 1808 - 18483 - Papers concerning publications - 1808 - 1848
Collapse 1 - General papers concerning various memoirs of James Watt - 1808 - 18481 - General papers concerning various memoirs of James Watt - 1808 - 1848
Collapse 1 - Letters and copy press letters with William Playfair; John Rennie; Macvey Napier; Dr. Brewster; Longman and Co.; Maria Edgeworth, and printed biographical articles on James Watt - 1819 - 18241 - Letters and copy press letters with William Playfair; John Rennie; Macvey Napier; Dr. Brewster; Longman and Co.; Maria Edgeworth, and printed biographical articles on James Watt - 1819 - 1824
1 - Portfolio of card and marbled paper with a label by James Watt jr. which reads 'Correspondence relative to Biographical Notices of my Father, Memoir of his Life etc. etc. 1819, 1820 ' - nd. [c. 1819]
Expand 2 - Correspondence with William Playfair - September 1819 - January 18202 - Correspondence with William Playfair - September 1819 - January 1820
Expand 3 - Correspondence with John Rennie - September 1819 - January 18203 - Correspondence with John Rennie - September 1819 - January 1820
Expand 4 - Correspondence with Macvey Napier - May 1823 - February 18244 - Correspondence with Macvey Napier - May 1823 - February 1824
Collapse 5 - Letters to James Watt jr. from various people - 1819 - 18205 - Letters to James Watt jr. from various people - 1819 - 1820
1 - Letter. J. Colbourn (London; 50 Conduit Street, New Monthly Magazine Office) to John Rennie (——) - 04 September 1819
2 - Letter. Francis Jeffrey (Edinburgh) to James Watt jr. (Heathfield) - 05 September 1819
3a - Letter. James Weston (London) to James Watt jr. (Heathfield) - 16 September 1819
3b - Copy press letter. James Watt jr. (Heathfield) to James Weston (——). - 11 September 1819
4 - Letter. Reverend John Corrie (——) to James Watt jr. (——) - 18 September 1819
5 - Letter. Francis Jeffrey (Edinburgh) to James Watt jr. (Heathfield) - 19 September 1819
6 - Letter. Robert Muirhead (Croy) to James Watt jr. (Soho) - 13 October 1819
7a - Letter. James Davies (Kington) to James Watt jr. (Heathfield) - 13 October 1819
7b - Printed sheet from the Hereford Journal - 06 October 1819
8 - Letter. M.E. Sherwill jr. (Mortlake) to James Watt jr. (Heathfield). - 15 December 1819
9 - Letter. James Cleland (Glasgow) to James Watt jr.. (——) - 24 December 1819
10 - Letter. Mr Girard (London) to [James Watt jr..] (——) - 11 January 1820
11 - Copy Letter. James Watt jr. (Greenock) to James Gammell (Aberdeen) - 30 June 1820
12 - Letter. James Gammell (Aberdeen) to James Watt jr.. (Heathfield; c/o Robert Muirhead, Glasgow) - 06 July 1820
13a - Letter. Sophia Lee (Clifton) to [James Watt jr..] (——) - 02 August 1820
13b - Verse inscription for the bust of the late James Watt by Sophia Lee - nd. [1820]
14a - Letter. Ann Watt (Clifton) to [James Watt jr.] (——) - 01 January 1821
14b - Notice to the Academie Royal des Sciences of the funeral of Jacques-Constantin Perier (1742-1818) on 18 August 1818, with mention of James Watt, by Mr. de Prony - [1818]
Expand 6 - Correspondence with Dr Brewster - August 1819 - October 18206 - Correspondence with Dr Brewster - August 1819 - October 1820
Expand 7 - Correspondence with Longman & Co. - 1819 - 18207 - Correspondence with Longman & Co. - 1819 - 1820
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Expand 9 - Printed articles about James Watt - 1819 - 18249 - Printed articles about James Watt - 1819 - 1824
Expand 2 - Papers concerning the publication of Dominique Francois Jean Arago's Eloge Historique de James Watt (Paris, 1839) and its translation (London and Edinburgh, 1839) - 1833 - 18392 - Papers concerning the publication of Dominique Francois Jean Arago's Eloge Historique de James Watt (Paris, 1839) and its translation (London and Edinburgh, 1839) - 1833 - 1839
Expand 3 - Papers concerning the publications on the steam engine - 1806 - 18393 - Papers concerning the publications on the steam engine - 1806 - 1839
Expand 4 - Various legal papers of James Watt jr. - 1808 - 18484 - Various legal papers of James Watt jr. - 1808 - 1848
Expand 5 - Various papers of James Watt jr.'s about the firms of Boulton & Watt - 1775 - 18475 - Various papers of James Watt jr.'s about the firms of Boulton & Watt - 1775 - 1847
Expand 6 - Various personal papers belonging to James Watt jr. - 1779 - 18486 - Various personal papers belonging to James Watt jr. - 1779 - 1848
Expand 7 - Various general papers of James Watt jr.'s - 1791 - 18437 - Various general papers of James Watt jr.'s - 1791 - 1843
Expand 4 - Legal documents - 1637 - 18414 - Legal documents - 1637 - 1841
Expand 5 - Drawings by James Watt jr. - 1789 - 18465 - Drawings by James Watt jr. - 1789 - 1846
Expand 6 - Papers of the antiquarian, William Hamper, relating to the parish and manor of Aston - 13th cent. - 18396 - Papers of the antiquarian, William Hamper, relating to the parish and manor of Aston - 13th cent. - 1839
Expand 7 - Miscellaneous printed items which belonged to James Watt jr. - 1799 - 18407 - Miscellaneous printed items which belonged to James Watt jr. - 1799 - 1840
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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