Letter from John Scott Russell to Isambard Kingdom Brunel requesting a payment
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Object numberDM1306/11/12/1/3
TitleLetter from John Scott Russell to Isambard Kingdom Brunel requesting a payment
Creator John Scott Russell (author)
DescriptionWritten from 37 Great George Street. Letter from John Scott Russell to Isambard Kingdom Brunel requesting a payment of £7583.6.8 for work on the engines of the Eastern Steam Navigation Company's ship [SS Great Eastern] which includes arrears due for work on the ship amounting to £7520. He also requests prompt payment, and says that he has been disappointed that the last payment was not made on the date requested.
Production date 1854-04-15 - 1854-04-15
Object namemiscellaneous accounts
Object categoryaccounting
Materialpaper
Techniquehand-written
Dimensions
- height: 180 mm
width: 80 mm
Credit lineBy Courtesy of the Brunel Institute – a collaboration of the ss Great Britain Trust and the University of Bristol