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Civil and mechanical engineer of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
c.1779 Assigned the sole right of erecting engines according to Matthew Wasbrough's patent for use of a crank in using the drive from an engine, in the counties of Northumberland, Durham, and York.
Could this be the same William Chapman as William Chapman (1749-1832)?
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