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Actions	Letter from Timothy Hackworth (Sr), Brighton to Timothy Hackworth (Jr), Soho Works, Shildon Remove from selection Add to selection TitleLetter from Timothy Hackworth (Sr), Brighton to Timothy Hackworth (Jr), Soho Works, Shildon ReferenceHACK/4/3/1 CreatorHackworth, Timothy Timothy Hackworth (1825-1856) was the son of Timothy Hackworth (1786-1850) and Jane Hackworth (nee Golightly) and was born on 27 February 1825. He had a twin, Thomas, who died at six weeks old. He assisted his father with the business, and after his father died he continued to work at Soho Works. In January 1851 he applied for a mortgage to enable the business to continue and concentrated on building stationary engine at Soho. When the estate was being settled he offered to buy the works but his offer was rejected and the works eventually sold in 1855. By this time, Timothy had become very unwell with diabetes and had gone to live with his sister Prudence Nightingale, he died 2 May 1856. Date 10 February 1848 Scope and ContentHave had sides taken out, piston is loose; ‘Billy and I are hard up. I have supplied him twice I know not what my own bill will be here’; deprived of John Wesley Hackworth’s council as he is in London; wishes ‘his time was up’ [in Brighton]. Extent1 item Physical descriptionThe paper is slightly transparent. LevelItem Repository nameNational Railway Museum, York Related object Correspondence accumulated by Timothy Hackworth Correspondence accumulated by Jane Hackworth (nee Golightly) Correspondence accumulated by John Wesley Hackworth and Ann Hackworth (Nee Turner) Hierarchy browser HACK Hackworth Family Archive 1810 - 1980 fonds contains 9 parts HACK/4 Papers accumulated by children of Timothy Hackworth 1833 - 1914 sub-fonds contains 5 parts HACK/4/3 Material accumulated by Timothy Hackworth, son of Timothy Hackworth 10 February 1848 - 11 June 1856 series contains 4 parts HACK/4/3/1 Letter from Timothy Hackworth (Sr), Brighton to Timothy Hackworth (Jr), Soho Works, Shildon 10 February 1848 Item

TitleLetter from Timothy Hackworth (Sr), Brighton to Timothy Hackworth (Jr), Soho Works, Shildon

ReferenceHACK/4/3/1

Date

10 February 1848

Scope and ContentHave had sides taken out, piston is loose; ‘Billy and I are hard up. I have supplied him twice I know not what my own bill will be here’; deprived of John Wesley Hackworth’s council as he is in London; wishes ‘his time was up’ [in Brighton].

Extent1 item

Physical descriptionThe paper is slightly transparent.

LevelItem

Repository nameNational Railway Museum, York

Related object

Correspondence accumulated by Timothy Hackworth

Correspondence accumulated by Jane Hackworth (nee Golightly)

Correspondence accumulated by John Wesley Hackworth and Ann Hackworth (Nee Turner)