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Collapse MS 3219 - James Watt and Family Papers - 13th century - 1873

MS 3219 - James Watt and Family Papers - 13th century - 1873

Expand 1 - Records of Thomas Watt (1639 or 1642 - 1727) - 1694 - 1727

1 - Records of Thomas Watt (1639 or 1642 - 1727) - 1694 - 1727

Expand 2 - Records of John Watt senior (1694 - 1736) - 1714 - 1744

2 - Records of John Watt senior (1694 - 1736) - 1714 - 1744

Expand 3 - Records of James Watt of Greenock - 1724 - 1787

3 - 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 - 1762

5 - Records of John Watt Jr. (1739 - 1762) - 1759 - 1762

Collapse 6 - Records of James Watt Jr. (1769 - 1848) - 13th cent. - 1848

6 - Records of James Watt Jr. (1769 - 1848) - 13th cent. - 1848

Expand 1 - Correspondence of James Watt jr. - 1784 - 1844

1 - Correspondence of James Watt jr. - 1784 - 1844

Expand 2 - Notebooks of James Watt jr. - 1787 - 1846

2 - Notebooks of James Watt jr. - 1787 - 1846

Collapse 3 - Personal papers of James Watt jr. - 1808 - 1848

3 - Personal papers of James Watt jr. - 1808 - 1848

Expand 1 - Papers concerning steam navigation and voyages of the Caledonia steamboat - 1817 - 1847

1 - 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 - 1859

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 - 1859

Expand 3 - Papers concerning publications - 1808 - 1848

3 - Papers concerning publications - 1808 - 1848

Expand 4 - Various legal papers of James Watt jr. - 1808 - 1848

4 - 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 - 1847

5 - 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 - 1848

6 - Various personal papers belonging to James Watt jr. - 1779 - 1848

Collapse 7 - Various general papers of James Watt jr.'s - 1791 - 1843

7 - Various general papers of James Watt jr.'s - 1791 - 1843

1 - Papers concerning a dispute by Thomas Johnson and George Philips which James Watt jr. attended and recorded as witness - 1791

2 - Printed sheets of lyrics of songs sung at the 'Crown and Anchor' - 1796

3 - Papers concerning the proposed tax on pig iron - 1806

4 - Paper with a list of lathes at Soho Foundry - 1808

5 - Paper with a 'List of the Iron Works in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland for the year 1794, copied from the papers of the late William Wilkinson' - nd. [c. 1808]

6 - Manuscript prospectus of the Wye Valley Steam Navigation Company - 1823

7 - Receipt from J. Griffiths to Mr Stonebridge - 1826

8 - Testimonials concerning Captain James Philip's improvements of the capstan - 1829

9 - Papers concerning the General Steam Navigation Company and shares - 1831 - 1836

10 - Papers concerning corrections of the articles on Handsworth and Aston in Lewis's Topographical Dictionary - 1843

11 - Notes on a table concerning the performance of inclined paddle wheels invented by Mr Eckhardt - nd. 19th cent.

12 - Notes on steam engines - nd. 19th cent.

13 - Verses on Tobacco - nd. 19th cent.

14 - Note about wine catacums - nd. 19th cent.

15 - Photostat copies of papers dated 1825 and 1832 concerning blast furnaces and the production of iron in Britain - 20th cent.

Expand 4 - Legal documents - 1637 - 1841

4 - Legal documents - 1637 - 1841

Expand 5 - Drawings by James Watt jr. - 1789 - 1846

5 - 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. - 1839

6 - 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 - 1840

7 - Miscellaneous printed items which belonged to James Watt jr. - 1799 - 1840

Expand 7 - Records of Gregory Watt (1777 - 1804) - 1792 - 1804

7 - Records of Gregory Watt (1777 - 1804) - 1792 - 1804

Expand 8 - Miscellaneous records of the Watt family - c. 1754 - 1873

8 - Miscellaneous records of the Watt family - c. 1754 - 1873

Expand 9 - Later additions to the records - 1672 - 1848

9 - Later additions to the records - 1672 - 1848

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