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Letter. James Watt Jr. (London) to William Murdock or William Creighton [?] (Soho)
Catalogue reference: MS 3147/3/70/21
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This record is about the Letter. James Watt Jr. (London) to William Murdock or William Creighton [?] (Soho) dating from 15 July 1823.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MS 3147/3/70/21
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Title (The name of the record)
- Letter. James Watt Jr. (London) to William Murdock or William Creighton [?] (Soho)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 15 July 1823
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Description (What the record is about)
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The outside of the letter is addressed to Boulton Watt & Co., but the letter begins “Dear Sir.” “Mr. Murdock” been added to the outside in pencil, but the docket is in William Creighton’s hand. Docketed “Bad performance of Albion. Chimney + 8 feet. Number of strokes. Gone to Margate. Returning to Soho. Soho boiler much suspected.”
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- [B&W Box 33/24]
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 Item
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/b550e875-ad09-4494-b015-03d5684eccc7/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
Within the fonds: MS 3147
Boulton and Watt Collection
Within the sub-fonds: MS 3147/3
Correspondence and Papers
Within the file: MS 3147/3/70
Correspondence James Watt Jr. to William Creighton 1823 - 1824
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Letter. James Watt Jr. (London) to William Murdock or William Creighton [?] (Soho)