| Description | Letter from Isambard Kingdom Brunel to G.H. Layard regarding Layard's application for Secretaryship of North Devon Railway, including Brunel's favourable opinion of Layard but inability to give reference unless consulted by Directors, 21 December 1844
Letter from Isambard Kingdom Brunel to Captain Claxton regarding screw propulsion patents for the Rattler and Great Britain Steamships, including Brunel's intention of using influence to support Smith, Woodcroft and Lowe, Pain's trial, 21 December 1844 |