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Biography

Whitworth was a highly skilled mechanical engineer and baronet. William Seward visited him while in Manchester in 1859, and was highly impressed by his precision instrumentation and factory processes. He wrote a detailed description of the visit to his daughter fanny Seward on July 11, 1859.

Letter References

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, July 11, 1859

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Biography: 
Whitworth was a highly skilled mechanical engineer and baronet. William Seward visited him while in Manchester in 1859, and was highly impressed by his precision instrumentation and factory processes. He wrote a detailed description of the visit to his daughter fanny Seward on July 11, 1859.
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