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Ref No	DM1306/11/1/2/folio 303-304
Title	Letter from Isambard Kingdom Brunel to William Jacomb
Description	Written from 18 Duke Street, Westminster, London. The letter comments that the centre of the ship seems to have sunk almost an inch on its blocks and asks Jacomb to investigate the situation. The letter also requests Jacomb send Brunel copies of all the drawings that he has of the proposed deck arrangements and that a good small-scale general section of the ship be drawn for him and asks Jacomb to organise a drawing showing certain rooms and elements that Brunel lists and invites Jacomb to visit him. There is a pencil annotation in the margin of Folio 303, possibly a note by Brunel's son, Henry Marc Brunel reading "? shored H.M.B.".
Date	17 October 1855
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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