THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Series One: The Boulton & Watt Archive and Matthew Boulton Papers from Birmingham Central Library

Part 8: Muirhead III and IV notebooks and papers of James Watt & family

MUIRHEAD III

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Handlist to Muirhead III (17 pages)

Muirhead III - box 1 - MIII/1/1 MIII/1/34: Legal agreements, leases and mortgages, 1729 1759

Muirhead III - box 2 - MIII/2/1 MIII/2/16: Legal agreements, leases and mortgages, 1760 1801

Muirhead III - box 3 - MIII/3/1 MIII/3/12: Waste books, ledgers and journeymens books of James Watt, 1757 1771
- Sale of shop goods of James Watt of Greenock, 20 June 1776;
- Miscellaneous papers, 1747 1771

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Muirhead III - box 4 - MIII/4/1 - MIII/4/11: - Hand-coloured drawings of religious texts by John Watt (uncle of James Watt), 1714
MIII/4/12 MIII/4/13: Plans of Paisley and Port Glasgow, 1719 and n.d.
MIII/4/14 MIII/4/124: Architectural plans and other papers concerning Heathfield House and grounds in Handsworth, 1789 1795;
(includes some watercolour drawings and plans thought to be by the architect Samuel Wyatt)
MIII/4/125 MIII/4/153: Other drawings, plans and related papers, c1806 1814, includes:
- Sketch of house proposed to be built at Doldowlod
- Plans for Badland farm in Radnorshire
- Plans for Badland House
- Book of designs for gates by Hill & Breeze of Tipton

Muirhead III Large portfolio of maps and plans
MIII/5/1/ - MIII/5/18: Maps and plans, c1728 1756, probably by John Watt (uncle of James Watt), surveyor.

MUIRHEAD IV

Boxes 1-10: Correspondence: A-Z letters received by James Watt (or his son), c1772-1818

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Muirhead IV box 1: A-B (8 folders)
- A1: Acerbi (S) - Anderson (James)
- A2: Arch (John & Arthur) von Axen (Jacob)
- B1: Ball (William) Barker & Unett
- B2: Barnes (Thomas) Beckman (Baron de)
- B3: Beddoes (Dr Thomas) [29 letters, 1794 1816] Beddoes (Anna Maria)
- B4: Bedford (William) Boddington (S)
- B5: Boffe (J de) Boulton (Miss A)
- B6: Boulton (M Robinson) [33 letters, 1785 1817]

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Muirhead IV box 2 B-C (9 folders)
- B7: Boulton (M Robinson) [ 23 letters, 1817 1818] Brougham (James)
- B8: Brown (Capt. William) Byerley (Thomas)
- C1: Cadell & Davies Cator (Thomas)*
- C2: Cator (Thomas) [17 letters, all 1818]
- C3: Cator (Thomas) [14 letters, all 1818] Cheshire (William)
- C4: Chippendale (R) Clayfield (William)
- C5: Le Clerc Cooper (Thomas)
- C6: Cooper (Thomas) Corrie (Rev. John)
- C7: Cowan (Robert) Curtis (J)
* Includes Passport for James Watt to travel to the Continent of Europe, signed by Lord Castlereagh, Downing Street, 13 September 1816.

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Muirhead IV box 3: D-F (6 folders)
- D1: Darcet [DArcy] (Peter) Douglas (Thomas)
- E1: Eckhard (T J) Este (C)
- E2: Ewart (Peter) [20 letters, 1794 1805]
- E3: Ewart (Peter) [22 letters, 1806 1818]
- F1: Faden (William) Ferrier (Dr.)
- F2: Finlay Fulljame

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Muirhead IV box 4: G-H (8 folders)
- G1: Gabourin (Louis) Gordon, Dermer & Forsyth & Co
- G2: Gott (B) Green (Edward)
- G3: Greenly (Sir Isaac Coffin) [27 letters, 1810 1817]
- G4: Greenly (Sir Isaac Coffin) [5 letters, 1817 1818] Grillier (J)
- H1: Halford (Henry) Hamilton (Robert)
- H2: Hamilton (Robert) Henry (Thomas)
- H3: Henry (Thomas) Hood (John)
- H4: Hope (Dr. Thomas Charles) Hutton (E S)

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Muirhead IV box 5: I-L (9 folders)
- I&J1: Ingleby (Clement) James (Richard)
- I&J2: Jeffrey (F) Justamond (John)
- K1: Kabisch (L H) Koehler
- L1: Labourne (Claude) Lawson (Mrs.)
- L2: Lawson (A) Lawson (James) [7 letters, 1796 1802]
- L3: Lawson (James) [26 letters, 1802-1808]
- L4: Lawson (James) [24 letters, 1808 1814]
- L5: Lawson (James) [7 letters, 1814 1818] Lee (George A) [22 letters, 1790 1800]
- L6: Lee (George A) [30 letters, 1800-1808]

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Muirhead IV box 5: I-L (3 folders)
- L7: Lee (George A) [27 letters, 1808 1814]
- L8: Lee (George A) [16 letters, 1815 1818] Lloyd (Knott &)
- L9: Lloyd (Samuel) Lyne and Donaldson

Muirhead IV box 6: M (6 folders)
- MI: Maberley Mallet & Devey
- M2: Mallet & Devey Manning (William)
- M3: Mansell (Edward) Matthews (Mrs C) [7 letters, 1794 1796]
- M4: Matthews (Mrs. C) [22 letters, 1796 1801]* - Matthews (William)
- M5: Maullin (Mrs.) Miller (James) [11 letters, 1791 1794]
- M6: Miller (James) [25 letters, 1795 1801]
* Mostly addressed to James Watt, jnr

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Muirhead IV box 6: M (6 folders)
- M7: Miller (James) [10 letters, 1801 1811] Moilliet (J L)
- M8: Moilliet (J L) de Molleville (Bertrand)
- M9: de Molleville (Bertrand) Morris (James)
- M10: Mosley (John) [26 letters, 1802 1816]
- M11: Mosley (John) [19 letters, 1816 1818] Muirhead (Robert)
- M12: Murdock (John) Mynd (George)
Muirhead IV Box 7: N-R (2 folders)
- N-P1: Newton, Gordon, Murdock & Scott Pemberton (Thomas)
- P1: Penrice (S) Picquet (C)

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Muirhead IV box 7: N-R (7 folders)
- P2: Pidcock (George) Priestley (Joseph, jnr.) [12 letters]
- P3: Priestley (Joseph, Jnr) [24 letters, 1798 1818]
- P&Q1: Pritchard (W) Quillacq (F)
- R1: Radford Rennie (John) [19 letters, 1803 1816]
- R2: Rennie (John) [19 letters, 1816 1818] Rheinhard
- R3: Rheinhard Richards (T & T)
- R4: Richardson (Michael) Russel (Miss)

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Muirhead IV box 8: S-T (9 folders)
- S1: Samadet (Dupuy) Smallwood (A W & Co)
- S2: Smith (Richard) southern (John) [ 22 letters, 1789 1813] and Southern (Thomas)
- S3: Southern & Pearson Streiber (Madame)
- S4: Surtees (John) Symonds (Dr William)
- T1: Taylor (Charles) Thompson (James)
- T2: Thompson (James) Tuffen (John Furnell) [11 letters, 1794 1800]
- T3: Tuffen (John Furnell) [27 letters, 1801 1808]
- T4: Tuffen (John Furnell) [24 letters, 1808 1816]
- T5: Tuffen (John Furnell) [6 letters, 1816 1818] Turner (C H)

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Muirhead IV box 9: U, V, Y, Z and W (1-7) (8 folders)
- UVWZ1: Unett (J W) Zeisig (G)
- W1: Wager (Capt. William) [22 letters 1817 1818]
- W2: Wager (Capt. William) [11 letters 1818] Walker (Henry)
- W3: Walker (Thomas & Richard) [28 letters, 1792 1793]
- W4: Walker (Thomas & Richard) [17 letters, 1793 1794]
- W5: Walker (Richard) [18 letters, 1794 1802] Walker (Thomas) [7 letters, 1792 1793]
- W6: Walker (Thomas) [20 letters, 1793 1808] Walker (Zachary) [4 letters, 1788 1802]
- W7: Letters from Messrs. Walkers Italian Correspondents, 1793.

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Muirhead IV box 9: W (8-9) (2 folders)
- W8: Wedgewood (John) Wedgewood (Josiah, jnr.), [18 letters, 1789-1795]
- W9: Wedgewood (Josiah, jnr.) [23 letters, 1796 1818]
Muirhead IV box 10: W (10-15) (6 folders)
- W10: Wedgewood (Thomas) Weston (Ambrose) [7 letters, 1796 1805]
- W11: Weston (Ambrose) [19 letters, 1805-1809] Weston (James) [4 letters, 1805-1810]
- W12: Weston (James) [26 letters, 1810 1813]
- W13: Weston (James) [20 letters, 1814 1818] Whateley (H P)
- W14: Whateley (H P) Widmer (Messrs.)
- W15: Wiedenmann (J F Wild (John)

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Muirhead IV box 10: W(16-21) (6 folders)
- W16: Wilday Winchester & Co
- W17: Withering (Dr William) [4 letters, 1790-1798] Woodward (John)
- W18: Woodward (J) [19 letters, 1798 1804]
- W19: Woodward (J) [20 letters, 1804 1806]
- W20: Woodward (J) [19 letters, 1806 1809]
- W21: Woodward (J) [28 letters, 1809 1815] Wyatt (Mrs)

MUIRHEAD IV

Boxes 11-19: Family Correspondence and Papers.

Muirhead IV box 11: Thomas & James Watt of Greenock
- Papers of Thomas Watt, Mathematician, in Crawfordsdyk, 1694-1733 (1 folder)
- Sundry papers of James Watt of Greenock (3 folders)

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Muirhead IV box 11: Thomas & James Watt of Greenock
- Sundry papers of James Watt of Greenock (5 folders)
- Family papers of James Watt of Greenock, 1714 1781
(4 folders)

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Muirhead IV box 12: James Watt of Greenock
- Lord Cathcarts correspondence with James Watt of Greenock, 1757 1766 (2 folders)
- Letters to his son John Watt, Jnr, 1759 1762 (3 folders)
- Accounts, 1756 1774 (3 folders)

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Muirhead IV box 12: James Watt of Greenock
- Accounts, 1756 1774 continued (5 folders)
- Miscellaneous accounts, 1727 1785 (1 folder)

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Muirhead IV box 13: John Watt, senior, letters and papers of John Watt, senior, 1724 1733, includes:
- Papers re: ship "Greenock" (1 folder)
- Letters and papers of John Watt, senior, 1731 1737 (1 folder)
- Letters and papers of John Watt, senior, 1720 1744, including letters to James Watt, senior, 1726 1733 (1 folder)
- Letters to James Watt, senior, 1733 1735 and 1 letter from Neill Buchanan to John Watt, 1733 (1 folder)

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Muirhead IV box 13: John Watt, senior,
- Sloop Fortunes papers, John Watt, juniors letters and accounts, 1760 1761 (3 folders), includes: cash book of John Watt, Jnr. 1760 1762
- Sloop Fortunes papers, 1761 1762 with accounts of John Watt, 1759 1762 (2 folders)

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Handlist to Muirhead IV box 14 (3 pages typescript)
Muirhead IV Box 14: Papers of John Watt, senior and notebooks of James Watt of Greenock
MIV/14/1 MIV/14/13: Notebooks, cash books and other papers of John Watt, senior, 1719 1737
MIV/14/14 MIV/14/17: Bill of lading, 1736; gift of money, 1756 and 2 notebooks of James Watt of Greenock, 1765 1773

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Muirhead IV box 15: James Watt: Letters to his wife and son. (10 folders)
- 1: 24 letters to his wife Annie, 3 Jan 5 Dec 1780
- 2: 22 letters to his son James Watt, Jnr., 15 May 1784 19 Feb 1786
- 3: 24 letters to his son James Watt, Jnr., 14 March 1786 24 Sep 1788
[includes 1 letter from Mrs. Watt to James Watt, jnr.]
- 4: 23 letters to his son James Watt, Jnr., 27 Oct 1788 8 Feb 1790
- 5: 19 letters to his son James Watt, Jnr., 16 Feb 1790 28 Oct 1790
[includes 1 letter from Mr Weaver to James Watt, jnr.]
- 6: 22 letters to his son James Watt, Jnr., 25 Jan 1791 25 Nov 1793
- 7: 21 letters to his son James Watt, Jnr., 1 Dec 1793 21 Oct 1797
[includes 1 letter from Mrs. Watt to James Watt, Jnr. and 1 letter from
James Watt to J Wilkinson, 11 March 1795.]
- 8: 24 letters to his son James Watt, Jnr., 21 Oct 1797 15 Oct 1799
[includes 1 letter from G Watt and 1 letter from Mrs. Watt.]
- 9: 22 letters to his son James Watt, Jnr., 18 May 1800 26 Jan 1802
- 10: 22 letters to his son James Watt, Jnr., 29 Jan 1802 7 Aug 1803

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Muirhead IV box 16: James Watt:
Letters to his son James Watt, Jnr. (9 folders)
- 11: 21 Aug 1803 19 June 1804 [24 letters]
- 12: 21 June 1804 25 Aug 1804 [22 letters]
- 13: 31 Aug 1804 30 Aug 1805 [22 letters]
- 14: 10 Sep 1805 10 Oct 1806 [24 letters]
- 15: 1 March 1807 3 Dec 1807* [20 letters]
- 16: 22 Feb 1808 11 May 1809 [23 letters]
- 17: 15 May 1809 6 Nov 1809 [22 letters]
- 18: 23 March 1810 20 Aug 1810* [21 letters]
- 19: 22 Aug 1810 12 Nov 1811 [22 letters]
* includes one letter from Mrs. Watt.

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Muirhead IV box 17: James Watt:
Letters to his son James Watt, Jnr. (9 folders)
- 20: 16 March 1812 4 July 1812* [21 letters]
- 21: 4 July 1812 15 Aug 1813# [23 letters]
- 22: 1 Sep 1813 29 Nov 1814 [23 letters]
- 23: 9 June 1815 4 Nov 1815 [25 letters]
- 24: 7 June 1815 20 Aug 1816 [22 letters]
- 25: 24 Aug 1816 24 July 1817 [21 letters]
- 26: 27 July 1817 24 Dec 1817 [22 letters]
- 27: 1 Jan 1818 9 April 1818 [22 letters]
- 28: 9 April 1818 8 Oct 1818 [23 letters]
* includes three letters from Mr. White Watson and one letter from Cadell & Davies
# includes one letter from M R Boulton and one letter from J Harris

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Muirhead IV box 18: James Watt, letters to and from his son James Watt, Jnr. (2 folders)
- 29: 10 Oct 1818 31 Dec 1818 [8 letters, James Watt to his son] 30 Sep 1819 27 July 1820 [13 letters, James Watt, Jnr. to Mrs Watt, including two letters from Mr Weston]
- 30: 28 July 1820 22 Dec 1820 [13 letters, James Watt, Jnr. to Mrs. Watt, plus two unsigned letters.]
James Watt miscellaneous papers (3 folders)

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Muirhead IV box 19: John Watt, jnr.:
- Letters of John Watt, jnr. to his father, James Watt of Greenock, 1755 1762 (3 folders)
- Papers concerning the death of John Watt, jnr. 1763 1764 (1 folder)

Muirhead IV

Boxes 20 21: canal papers
Muirhead IV box 20: canal papers:
- Papers re: calculations & dimensions for the Monkland Canal, c1770 1772 (5 folders)
- Decrets Arbitral and letters about canal business & valuation of lands, c1771 1776 (2 folders)

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Muirhead IV Box 20: canal papers:
- James Watts accounts re: canal business, 1770 1772 (4 folders)
- Monkland canal papers, 1770 1773 (4 folders)

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Muirhead IV Box 21: canal papers:
- Monkland canal accounts, 1770 1772 (6 folders)

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Muirhead IV Box 21: canal papers:
- Monkland canal accounts, 1770 1772 (2 folders)
- Letters sent with remittances, 1771 1772
- Articles, petitions etc (1 folder)
- Canal papers 3 bundles; miscellaneous items (1 folder)