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Croker, John Wilson, 1780 - 1857 (politician and essayist)

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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Letter concerning an offer to sell chronometer No. 21, 1829-09-13 - 1829-10-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 144-145
Scope and Contents

Included is a copy of a letter sent from Henry Gardner to John Croker, Secretary to the Admiralty.

Dates: 1829-09-13 - 1829-10-08
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 requesting that chronometer No. 20 be retained at the Royal Observatory, 1829-10-01 - 1829-10-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 141-142
Scope and Contents

Included is a letter sent from John Croker, Secretary to the Admiralty, to Henry Gardner concerning the purchase of chronometer No. 21. Sent from Henry Gardner to Thomas Taylor.

Dates: 1829-10-01 - 1829-10-03
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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