Telford, Thomas (1757-1834), engineer

5 autograph letters by Telford, signed (material formerly held in the Western Manuscripts Department's Autograph Letters Sequence). no. 2 alludes to a letter to Telford from the civil engineer John Rennie F.R.S. (1761-1821), concerning locks on the Rivers Cam and Lark (Mildenhall River). no. 3 is accompanied by a 1907 letter concerning its purchase and genuineness; no. 4 by an undated printed biographical cutting.

1795-1833 plus 1907

5 items

Purchased from: Stevens, London, March 1931; Sotheby's, London, July 1931. Provenance details of nos. 1 and 5 not recorded.

Database description transcribed from Richard Aspin and Christopher Hilton's typescript supplement to S.A.J Moorat's Catalogue of Western Manuscripts