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Ref No	DM1306/11/1/6/folio 135-136
Title	Letter from James Watt & Co to the Directors of the Great Ship Company
Description	Written from 18 London Street, City of London. The letter discusses the results of a conversation between Henry Wollaston Blake, Mr Jackson and Mr Campbell discussing the possibility of paying Watt & Co for their work in shares rather than cash and formally accepts the offer. The letter also discusses the super-heating apparatus that is to be applied to the boilers. A postscript promises that the London office are corresponding with their Birmingham foundry for a list of duplicate parts that should be carried on the Great Eastern.
Date	13 July 1859
Format	Manuscript volume
Extent	2 pages
Access Conditions	This material is held at the Brunel Institute - please contact the Brunel Institute to arrange access.

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