A Portrait of James Watt, James Watt: Inventor Text: Malcolm Dick Image: Birmingham City Archives James Watt was born in Greenock, Scotland in ...

James Watt, Portrait, Men and Things of Modern England... The New Illustrated Directory... (Birmingham, M Billing, 1856) Image from: Local Studies and Histo...

Letter from Erasmus Darwin to Ann Watt, 1794/03/12 [p1], Ann Watt was James Watt's second wife and mother to Jessy. Dr. Darwin treated Jessy during her illnesses, but she was suffering from tuberculosis a...

Letter from Erasmus Darwin to James Watt, 1767/08/18 [p1], Darwin writes to Watt about his ideas for improving carriages and commenting on Watt's developing theories for steam engines. -----------------...

Letter from Erasmus Darwin to James Watt, 1775/03/29 [p1], Boulton and Watt were now in partnership and Boulton was attempting to have a Private Bill passed in Parliament to extend the patent for Watt's ste...

Letter from Erasmus Darwin to James Watt, 1788/11/18 [p1], Darwin writes to Watt concerning Watt's health, with advice on treatments and remedies and various theories of chemistry. ----------------------...

Letter from Erasmus Darwin to James Watt, 1789/11/20 [p1], Darwin writes to Watt to request some details of the Boulton and Watt steam engine for his next poem. ---------------------------------------- ...

Letter from Erasmus Darwin to James Watt, 1790/01/19 [p1], Darwin thanks Watt for information about steam engines for The Economy of Vegetation and attempts to rouse Watt from his depressive tendenci...

Letter from Erasmus Darwin to James Watt, 1790/01/19 [p2], so well, (which I mind much more,) Why will not you live at Derby? I want learning from you of various kinds, would give you in exchange <...

Letter from Erasmus Darwin to James Watt, 1790/01/19 [p3], What I said about your steam engine, I believed; I said it was the most ingenious of human inventions, can you tell me of one more ingenious? I c...

Letter from Erasmus Darwin to James Watt, 1793/12/13 [p1], Darwin writes to Watt concerning the care of Jessy Watt, encouraging her to exercise and play sports. --------------------------------------- ...

Letter from Erasmus Darwin to James Watt, 1794/01/01 [p1], Darwin's recommendations for the treatment of Watt's daughter, Jessy, who was suffering from tuberculosis. -------------------------------------...