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HMS Shannon, frigate (1806-1859)

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Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

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Copy of a letter to Captain B. Clement concerning a chronometer for HMS Shannon and others for conveyance to Vice Admiral Fleeming in Jamaica, 1828-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/233: 46v/1
Scope and Contents From the Item:

Copies of outgoing correspondence from Astronomer Royal, John Pond, and his assistant, Thomas Taylor, at the Royal Observatory. Some of the letters are addressed to chronometer makers. Note that correspondence to more than one person often appears on the same page.

Dates: 1828-12
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives / Papers of John Pond / Correspondence on chronometers / Correspondence on chronometers
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Copy of a letter to John Croker listing chronometers issued to HMS Shannon under Captain B. Clement and to Vice Admiral Fleeming in Jamaica, 1828-12-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/233: 46v/2
Scope and Contents From the Item:

Copies of outgoing correspondence from Astronomer Royal, John Pond, and his assistant, Thomas Taylor, at the Royal Observatory. Some of the letters are addressed to chronometer makers. Note that correspondence to more than one person often appears on the same page.

Dates: 1828-12-09
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives / Papers of John Pond / Correspondence on chronometers / Correspondence on chronometers
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Copy of a letter to Mr Arnold ordering the delivery of chronometers to Captain White of HMS Shannon, 1822-01-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/233: 1r/1
Scope and Contents From the Item:

Copies of outgoing correspondence from Astronomer Royal, John Pond, and his assistant, Thomas Taylor, at the Royal Observatory. Some of the letters are addressed to chronometer makers. Note that correspondence to more than one person often appears on the same page.

Dates: 1822-01-10
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives / Papers of John Pond / Correspondence on chronometers / Correspondence on chronometers
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Letter concerning a chronometer for HMS Shannon under Captain Benjamin Clement, 1828-11-25

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/230: 124
Scope and Contents

Sent from John Barrow to John Pond.

Dates: 1828-11-25
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives / Papers of John Pond / Admiralty papers on chronometers
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Letter concerning the provision of chronometers for His Majesty's Schooners at the West India station, 1828-11-29

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/230: 125
Scope and Contents

Sent from John Barrow to John Pond.

Dates: 1828-11-29
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives / Papers of John Pond / Admiralty papers on chronometers

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