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MS 3219 - James Watt and Family Papers - 13th century - 1873
1 - Records of Thomas Watt (1639 or 1642 - 1727) - 1694 - 1727
2 - Records of John Watt senior (1694 - 1736) - 1714 - 1744
3 - Records of James Watt of Greenock - 1724 - 1787
4 - Records of James Watt (1736 - 1819)
5 - Records of John Watt Jr. (1739 - 1762) - 1759 - 1762
6 - Records of James Watt Jr. (1769 - 1848) - 13th cent. - 1848
7 - Records of Gregory Watt (1777 - 1804) - 1792 - 1804
8 - Miscellaneous records of the Watt family - c. 1754 - 1873
9 - Later additions to the records - 1672 - 1848
1 - Later addition to the records from a private donor - 1806
2 - Later addition to the records from the Science Museum, London - 1747 - 1771
3 - Deeds of the Heathfield estate, Handsworth, Staffordshire - 1683 - 1847
4 - Later addition to the the Watt family papers - 1744
5 - Additional records of James Watt and Family purchased in 2003 at a sale at Sotheby's - 1672 - 1848
1 - Additional papers and books of James Watt - 1672 - 1818
2 - Additional papers and books of James Watt jr. - 1702 - 1846
1 - Additional correspondence of James Watt jr. - 1838 - 1846
2 - Additional papers of James Watt jr. - 1815 - 1846
3 - Books which belonged to James Watt jr. - 1702 - 1846
1 - Savery, Thomas. the Miner's Friend: or, an engine to raise water by fire described and of the manner of fixing it in mines, etc. (London) - 1702
2 - Buchanan, Robertson. A Practical Treatise on Propelling Vessels by steam etc. (Glasgow) - 1816
3 - Watt, James. The Articles Steam and Steam Engines, written for the Encyclopaedia Britannica, by the late John Robison...with notes and additions by James Watt...and a letter on some properties of Steam by the late John Southern. (Edinburgh) - 1818
4 - Lawrence, Richard. Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon at Athens, exemplified by fifty etchings, selected from the most beautiful and least mutilated specimens in that collection and accompanied with explanatory and critical remarks on the style, composition and peculiar excellence of those transcendent relics of Greek sculpture. (London) - 1818
5 - Tredgold, Thomas. The Steam Engine: comprising an account of its invention and progressive improvement, with an investigation of its principles, and the proportions of its parts for efficiency and strength: detailing also its application to navigation, mining, impelling machines &c. (London) - 1827
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7 - Fairbairn, William: Remarks on Canal Navigation illustrative of the advantages of the use of Steam as a moving power on Canals (London) - 1831
8 - Telford, Thomas: Parliamentary reports on the London to Holyhead road, (London) - 1831
9 - Claxton, Christopher: The Logs of the first voyage made with the unceasing aid of steam between England and America by the Great Western of Bristol, Lieut[enant] James Hosken, R. N., commander (Bristol) - nd. c. 1838
4 - Drawings of Aston Hall and Park - 1798 - 1846
5 - Lithographs by Day & Haghe, after drawings of Aston Hall by the Hon. Heneage Legge, published by James Ridgway, London - nd. c. 1815
6 - Drawings of furniture and interior designs for Aston Hall - 1798 - 1846
3 - Books which belonged to Gregory Watt - 1726 - 1800
4 - Additional drawings attributed to William Creighton - 1808 - 1812
5 - Additional papers and books of uncertain ownership within the Watt family - c. 1765 - 1841
6 - Drawings with watercolour of patterns, probably for woodwork, furniture and column capitals - nd. c. 1825
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