Copy letter from Isambard Kingdom Brunel authorising a payment to John Scott Russell
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Object numberDM1306/11/12/1/6
TitleCopy letter from Isambard Kingdom Brunel authorising a payment to John Scott Russell
Creator Isambard Kingdom Brunel (author)
DescriptionClerk's copy of a letter from Isambard Kingdom Brunel to the Eastern Steam Navigation Company authorising a payment of £15,000 to John Scott Russell and Company 'in respect of the fourth advance on account of the Contract for the Ship' [SS Great Eastern].
Production date 1854-11-08 - 1854-11-08
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