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Ref NoDM1306/11/1/5/folio 334-335
TitleLetter from Thomas Wright to Isambard Kingdom Brunel
DescriptionWritten from 9 Clarendon Terrace, Notting Hill, West London. The letter hopes that Brunel does not take Wright's letter as impertinence but as a symbol of his sincere desire to assist in the successful launching of the Leviathan ship. Wright suggests getting a large number of soldiers, perhaps at least five hundred, to march fast around the ship in step to cause enough of a vibration to move the ship down the launching way.
DateDecember 1857
FormatManuscript volume
Extent2 pages
Access ConditionsThis material is held at the Brunel Institute - please contact the Brunel Institute to arrange access.
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