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Letters to Ann Watt from James Watt. 1787.
Catalogue reference: MS 3219/4/10/2/2
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- MS 3219/4/10/2/2
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Title (The name of the record)
- Letters to Ann Watt from James Watt. 1787.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1787
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Description (What the record is about)
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Bundle of 35 letters to Ann Watt from James Watt. 1787.
This may have been an original bundle, once arranged in chronological order with the most recent letter first, as the letter now numbered as 34 was, from its colour, obviously the uppermost letter in the bundle and has a docket ‘Mr Watt. 1787 ’ on it. There are, however, no surviving bundle labels. The letters had been unfolded and transferred to one modern folder in the ?1970s. The letters were not numbered.
The letters have been arranged in chronological order, beginning with the earliest.
The docket records the correspondent, ‘ Mr Watt ’, and the date of the letter. At this period, James Watt was mostly in London.; Ann Watt was in Birmingham and Glasgow.
A brief summary of the letters’ contents has been given in square brackets by the cataloguer. -
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)
- M II/box 4/2
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Not Public Record(s)
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 35 Items
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- Finding no.: MS 3219/4/267a
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/f4f4925d-2034-46ee-bcf3-d524b92af9b5/
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MS 3219/4
Records of James Watt (1736 - 1819)
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This record is held at Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
Within the fonds: MS 3219
James Watt and Family Papers
Within the series: MS 3219/4
Records of James Watt (1736 - 1819)
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Letters to Ann Watt from James Watt. 1787.