Manuscript carbon of a letter from E Lamiral to Sir Charles Fox of Fox Henderson and Company, dated 13 Mar 1855.
Relates to John Cochrane's visit to see Lamiral's invention of a submarine craft and its possible use in the Crimea.
From a collection of papers relating to the career of John Cochrane, engineer, with particular reference to his advisory role to the Crimean railway for the Board of Ordnance and consultation on the possible use of a submarine vehicle there devised by a Frenchman, E Lamiral and partner, 1854-1855.
Associated with the Crimean War (1854-1856).