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Ref NoDM1306/11/1/6/folio 127-129
TitleLetter signed by John Hawkshaw, John Fowler and J. R. McClean addressed to the Great Ship Company and to John Scott Russell Esquire
DescriptionHawkshaw, Fowler and McClean are writing as the arbitrators appointed under the contract between John Scott Russell and the Great Ship Company and are reporting on three questions that have arisen. The questions relate to the coal bunkers of the screw engines, the screw alley (a water-tight passage for the screw-shaft running through the after compartment) and the installation of the lower supports of the sponson beams. Specifically Hawkshaw, Fowler and McClean are being asked to judge who is responsible for each piece of work. The original version of the award can be found at DM1306/11/16/2.
Date6 July 1859
FormatManuscript volume
Extent3 pages
Access ConditionsThis material is held at the Brunel Institute - please contact the Brunel Institute to arrange access.
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