Letter from G. Hawksworth to Joseph Gillott, 31 August 1847, reporting SS Great Britain being towed into Liverpool after salvage from Dundrum Bay
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Object number2014.03892
TitleLetter from G. Hawksworth to Joseph Gillott, 31 August 1847, reporting SS Great Britain being towed into Liverpool after salvage from Dundrum Bay
Creator G. Hawksworth (author)
DescriptionLetter to Joseph Gillott dated 31st August 1847, from his chief clerk G. Hawksworth [?] at the old Graham St. works in Birmingham.
The clerk mentions in a postscript that the day before, the SS Great Britain was towed safely into Liverpool after being salvaged from Dundrum Bay - 'P.S. By last night's Express - "the Great Britain steamer was safely towed into Liverpool."' Following this postscript there is a brief pencil note in another, later, hand, which explains some background of the SS Great Britain.
The main part of the letter discusses various matters, such as the health of a Mr Green, work in the master [?] factory, the forwarding of papers and letters to Gillott, making an offer to buy a meadow, somebody of their acquaintance trying to sell pictures of 'sporting subjects [?]', and questions about what Gillott wants done with a sum of money, as well as updates on Birmingham cricket results.
Production placeBirmingham
Production date 1847-08-31 - 1847-08-31
Object nameletter
Object categorycorrespondence
Techniquehand-written
Dimensions
- height: 254 mm
width: 406 mm
Credit line“Accepted under the Cultural Gifts Scheme by HM Government from Clive Richards OBE DL and allocated to the ss Great Britain Trust, 2017”