| Ref No | DM1306/11/1/1/folio 388-395 |
| Title | Private letter from Isambard Kingdom Brunel to John Yates, secretary of the Eastern Steam Navigation Company |
| Description | Written from 18 Duke Street, London. The letter relates to the attempts to alter the payment arrangements between John Scott Russell and the Eastern Steam Navigation Company and details the arguments that Brunel has made to Russell relating to the potential modification of the contract and the need to balance Russell's financial needs with the financial responsibility of the Eastern Steam Navigation Company. The letter details the basis on which the payments to the contractor were made and the amount of capital held in reserve after the payments to the contractors and sets out the justification for the altered arrangements that Brunel is prepared to recommend to the Directors and comments on Brunel's overall view of the quality and competence of Russell's work. |
| Date | 1 January 1855 |
| Format | Manuscript volume |
| Extent | 8 pages |
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| Access Conditions | This material is held at the Brunel Institute - please contact the Brunel Institute to arrange access. |