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Ref No	DM1306/11/1/1/folio 226-227
Title	Letter from Isambard Kingdom Brunel to John Yates, secretary of the Eastern Steam Navigation Company
Description	Written from 18 Duke Street, London. The letter confirms that Brunel is satisfied with the progress that John Scott Russell has made on the engines of the great steam ship and is willing to authorise Russell's payment and wonders what to do about Henry Wollaston Blake's lack of request for similar payment. The letter offers two suggestions as to how to proceed and wonders which is the better way in order both to stick to the contract and reflect Brunel's dissatisfaction with Watt & Co's work.
Date	30 May 1854
Format	Manuscript volume
Extent	2 pages
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Access Conditions	This material is held at the Brunel Institute - please contact the Brunel Institute to arrange access.

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