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Ref No	DM1306/11/1/6/folio 129
Title	Letter from Robert Thomson to Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Description	Written from Liverpool. The letter acknowledges receipt of Harrison's letter and apologises for the delay in replying but explains that Thomson has worked with a considerable variety of coal recently but that none of it compares to the old Tredegar coal supplied by L. A. Humphrey of Newport although he has been impressed by Nixon's Duffryn coal. Thomson recommends both Humphrey's Tredegar Coal and Nixon's Duffryn Coal.
Date	8 July 1859
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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