Letter from Richard Smith to John Yates, secretary of the Eastern Steam Navigation Company
Object numberDM1306/11/21/4/2/1
TitleLetter from Richard Smith to John Yates, secretary of the Eastern Steam Navigation Company
Creator Richard Smith
DescriptionWritten on headed paper from the Mines Department, Priory, Dudley, with the address Richard Smith, Priory Office, Dudley. The letter gives a reference for the ability of Noah Hingley and Sons, of the Cradley (?) and Netherton Iron Works and Chain Manufacturers to manufacture chain cable for the Eastern Steam Navigation Company. The letter describes the factory premises and mills owned by the firm, their staffing and the number of different sorts of furnaces that are owned by the firm as well as the suitability of the local coal.
Production date 1857-02-10 - 1857-02-10
Object nametender
Object categorylegal document
Materialpaper
Techniquehand-written
Dimensions
- height: 200 mm
width: 90 mm
Credit lineBy Courtesy of the Brunel Institute – a collaboration of the ss Great Britain Trust and the University of Bristol