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London Office Special Subjects L. Souberbielle Et Compagnie

Catalogue reference: MS 3147/12/64

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This record is a file about the London Office Special Subjects L. Souberbielle Et Compagnie dating from 1856 – 1863.

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Reference: MS 3147/12/64
Title: London Office Special Subjects L. Souberbielle Et Compagnie
Date: 1856 – 1863
Description: 1856—1857; 1862—1863. Letters from L. Souberbielle et Compagnie, Compagnie Française de Bateaux à Vapeur, entre Paris et Londres, 1, Rue de la Bourse, Paris. The firm bought 80 horse power engines for five steam boats from James Watt & Co. in 1856, but they subsequently went bankrupt, and James Watt & Co. were forced to take legal action against their successors in France in 1862 and 1863. This is the main bundle of correspondence concerning L. Souberbielle, but various other letters and papers were kept in a second smaller bundle – see 12/65.
Held by: Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
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