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Ref NoDM1306/11/1/6/folio 155
TitleLetter from John H. Yates, secretary of the Great Ship Company, to Isambard Kingdom Brunel
DescriptionWritten from 79 Lombard Street, London. The letter sends Brunel a copy of Yates' letter to Watt & Co and their reply (copied on Folios 145, 151 and 152) and draws Brunel's attention to a particular part of the letter (underlined in the copy on Folios 151 and 152). The letter also sends Brunel a list of duplicate parts complied by John Scott Russell and confirms that the parts Russell has deemed essential in order for the ship to go to sea have already been ordered.
Date20 July 1859
FormatManuscript volume
Extent1 page
Access ConditionsThis material is held at the Brunel Institute - please contact the Brunel Institute to arrange access.
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