| Description | Manuscript copy of an award relating to a dispute over the contract between the Great Ship Company and John Scott Russell for work on the SS Great Eastern, with some annotations. The award lists work to be done and parts required for the ship under two headings, 'Iron work of Ship' and 'Masts' noting whether each item in the list forms part of the contract. Items mentioned include keys on hooks for shrouds, steam winches and cranes, caulking the upper deck, timber flooring, manhole doors and ventilators. The award is signed by John Hawkshaw and John Fowler. The document's title has been written on the reverse, allowing the contents of the document to be determined when folded into a small packet.
See DM1306/11/16/4 for another copy of this document, in a different hand. |