Letter from John Yates, Secretary to the Eastern Steam Navigation Company, to Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Object numberDM1306/11/20/48/5
TitleLetter from John Yates, Secretary to the Eastern Steam Navigation Company, to Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Creator John Yates (author)
DescriptionWritten on paper headed from The Eastern Steam Navigation Company, 13 Gresham Street, London. The letter sends Brunel a copy of a memorandum drawn up by the Committee of Works since Yates has, following Brunel's request, asked for some modifications of the regulations and mentions that he has held back the accounts for far longer than he should have and requests Brunel sign and return the accounts. The letter has been copied out as DM1306/11/1/5/folio 116-117 in Brunel's letter books of Great Eastern correspondence.
Production date 1857-09-09 - 1857-09-09
Object nameletter
Object categorycorrespondence
Materialpaper
Techniquehand-written
Dimensions
- height: 200 mm
width: 80 mm
Credit lineBy Courtesy of the Brunel Institute – a collaboration of the ss Great Britain Trust and the University of Bristol