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DM1306 - Brunel Collection
11 - Isambard Kingdom Brunel and the SS Great Eastern
1 - Isambard Kingdom Brunel and the SS Great Eastern
1 - E.S.N. Compy Report Book
Ref No
DM1306/11/1/1/folio 258
Title
Letter from John Yates, secretary of the Eastern Steam Navigation Company, to Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Description
Written from The Eastern Steam Navigation Company at 13 Gresham Street, London. The letter encloses a copy of a resolution passed by a meeting of the Court of Directors of the Eastern Steam Navigation Company. The resolution determines to appoint a candidate who will constantly superintend the building of the great ship and the engines and regularly report back to the Directors. The letter hopes that Brunel will recommend someone for this purpose. A postscript mentions the correspondence with the South Wales Railway company regarding the potential for choosing Milford Haven as the Eastern Steam Navigation Company's port of departure.
Date
7 August 1854
Format
Manuscript volume
Extent
1 page
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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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