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Ref No	DM1306/11/1/5/folio 184
Title	Letter from Samuel Thornton of James Thornton & Sons to Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Description	Written from The Elms, Camp Hill, Birmingham. The letter expresses Thornton's regret at hearing that the hydraulic jacks sent by Thornton & Sons to the Eastern Steam Navigation Company do not work properly and promises to send someone to Millwall to fix them. The letter also mentions what other machines Thornton & Sons have in stock and how soon they can manufacture and supply the rest of the order.
Date	4 October 1857
Format	Manuscript volume
Extent	1 page
Access Conditions	This material is held at the Brunel Institute - please contact the Brunel Institute to arrange access.

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