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Ref No	DM1306/11/1/5/folio 241
Title	Letter from William Barber, Isambard Kingdom Brunel's secretary to Messers Thornton & Sons
Description	Written from 18 Duke Street, Westminster, London. The letter passes on Brunel's thanks for Thornton & Sons' offer to send down some jacks but that Brunel has enough jacks for his needs. The letter also mentions that Brunel also does not need any more hydraulic presses and that he will not be able to keep the small upright hydraulic presses which were unsuitable and did not work.
Date	30 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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