HMS Sans Pareil
Organization
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Item
Extract of a letter by Lord Hugh Seymour to Evan Nepean, 1796-08-16
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/23: 166
Scope and Contents
Concerning timekeepers put on board the HMS Sans Pareil.
Dates:
1796-08-16
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).
Item
Letter from Evan Nepean to William Wales, 1796-08-19
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/23: 165
Scope and Contents
Concerning a report by Lord Hugh Seymour on timekeepers put on board the HMS Sans Pareil.
Dates:
1796-08-19
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).
Item
Letters regarding Captain J. Whidbey's claim for payment, 1797
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/12: 479-483
Scope and Contents
The claim was for astronomical work done while master of HMS 'Discovery' on its voyage of 1791-1795. It includes a list of places where the observatory was erected [RGO 14/12: 483v].
Dates:
1797
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).
Item
Report by Lord Hugh Seymour on timekeepers put on board the HMS Sans Pareil, 1796-08-16
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/23: 167-168
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
Includes accounts of the rates of his chronometers Green and Blue, as tried at the Royal Observatory, reports outlining objections to his petition, and seven letters.
Dates:
1796-08-16
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).
