Letter from Thomas Smith to Francis Trevithick Regarding First Application of Steam Engine to Threshing

Thomas Smith reports that Smith’s grandfather, John Jasper, was one of the first to apply the steam engine to threshing in around 1790. Smith also refers to an engine that may have been made by Andrew Vivian. (1 sheet/2pp.)

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Extent:
1 sheet
Identifier:
TREVF/4/114

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