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Ref No	DM1306/11/1/6/folio 197-198
Title	Letter from James Watt & Co to Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Description	Written from 18 London Street, City of London. The letter gives Brunel the name of an alternative engineer, Mr W. H. Cross, that Watt & Co would recommend as engineer in charge of the screw engines since their first choice, Mr Rorison, has not yet returned to the UK and explains some of Cross' qualifications. The letter also gives the name of the man that they would like to recommend as First Assistant and recommends that the assistant recommend some others to work with him, subject to Brunel's approval.
Date	23 August 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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