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Morrice, D & W, chronometer, clock and watchmakers

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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

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Copy of a letter concerning problems supplying chronometers to HMS Valorous and for Dr Tiark's expedition, 1824-09-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/233: 23v-23a
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: 1824-09-10
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).
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Letter concerning a replacement chronometer for HMS Badger under Commander R.F. Rowley, 1830-03-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/230: 194
Scope and Contents

Sent from Francis Beaufort to John Pond.

Dates: 1830-03-01
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).
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Letter concerning the delivery of chronometers to Portsmouth by for HMS Confiance under Lieutenant Belson, 1831-05-23

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/231: 25
Scope and Contents

Sent from Francis Beaufort to John Pond.

Dates: 1831-05-23
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).
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Printed letter concerning a chronometer for HMS Volage under Captain Lord Colchester, 1831-07-06

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/231: 39
Scope and Contents

Sent from Francis Beaufort to John Pond.

Dates: 1831-07-06
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).

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