| Description | Written from 18 Duke Street, London. The letter expresses Brunel's wish to have a small boiler constructed to allow him to make experiments with burning anthracite coal and requests Russell's advice and assistance in the matter. The letter describes Brunel's preliminary plans for the shape these experiments might take. The page has been hand-numbered as Folio 180d in the the top outside corner of the first page while the reverse of the page is un-numbered. |