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Additional authors

1. Gilbert, Davies, 1767-1839

Description

1. 1 item

Summary

1. · To Davies Giddy (later Davies Gilbert), scientific administrator and applied mathematician : 1 autograph letter signed : 4 Mar 1799 : (MISC 4144) : from Soho : begins, "I sit down with pleasure to reply to your last obligng letter of which I communicated the contents to my father in town who desires me to return you his best thanks for your obliging offer of medication with the Adventures in Wheal Crenver." Written on p. [2-3] of folded lettersheet, on p. [1] of which is printed a price list for "patent copying machines manufactured by James Watt & Co. ..."; docketed on p. 4, probably in Giddy's hand.

Subject

1. Watt, Gregory, 1777-1804 -- Correspondence
2. Watt, James, 1736-1819 -- Family
3. James Watt and Company (Birmingham, England)

Call number

1. Pforz MS

Access (note)

1. Restricted access;

Biography (note)

1. Gregory Watt, son of James Watt, the Scots-born engineer and scientist.

Author

1. Watt, Gregory, 1777-1804.

Title

1. Gregory Watt manuscript material, 1799.

Access

1. Restricted access; Pforzheimer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Biography

1. Gregory Watt, son of James Watt, the Scots-born engineer and scientist.

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1. Request Access to the Pforzheimer Collection

Added author

1. Gilbert, Davies, 1767-1839, addressee.

Research call number

1. Pforz MS