William Edgeworth to Charles (Sneyd) Edgeworth…
MS. Eng. lett. c. 740, fols. 29-30
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Title
William Edgeworth to Charles (Sneyd) Edgeworth…
Shelfmark
MS. Eng. lett. c. 740, fols. 29-30
Summary
William Edgeworth to Charles (Sneyd) Edgeworth from Observatory, Dublin - a winch for George - Newcomen's bank - William earns enough to live on from his profession - shares - £100 on oil gas, Dublin and £100 on Liverpool and Manchester Railway (the only one I feel sure of paying) - his gig odometer - Chenevix - Richard Lovell Edgeworth's old way-wiser - gig pedometer - Richard Lovell Edgeworth's locks and clocks would require a person to give up their whole time to the manufacture if they were to succeed - descriptions of Richard Lovell Edgeworth's inventions - Lovell or William could publish descriptions of clocks
Date
n.d. c. 1825
Language
English
Physical extent
1 item
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Collection contents
Archive of Maria Edgeworth (1768-1849), and the Edgeworth family, 17th-19th century
Edgeworth family correspondence
Correspondence of (Charles) Sneyd Edgeworth and his wife Henrica (Harriette)
Correspondence of Sneyd with his siblings
William Edgeworth to Charles (Sneyd) Edgeworth…
