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

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Found in 176 Collections and/or Records:

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Letter concerning applications by chronometer makers for reception of their chronometers at Greenwich, 1821-12-20

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/229: 21
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Sent from John Croker to John Pond.

Dates: 1821-12-20
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 chronometers for HMS Blonde under Captain Lord Byron, 1824-08-30

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/229: 210
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Sent from John Croker to John Pond.

Dates: 1824-08-30
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 chronometers for HMS Gloucester and HMS Phaeton, 1822-12-06

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/229: 80
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Sent from John Croker to John Pond.

Dates: 1822-12-06
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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Letter concerning Edward Massey's sounding machine, 1815-06-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/31: 140
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Copy of a letter from Captain Thomas Hurd to [John Wilson] Croker requesting that the Board of Admiralty renew their orders for a trial at sea of both Massey's sounding machine and another invented by [Peter] Burt. Hurd mentions that Massey had been granted a reward for his invention before Burt's sounding machine had become known to them.

Dates: 1815-06-08
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 concerning four chronometers sent on HMS Owen Glendower, 1822-07-13

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/229: 53
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Sent from John Croker to John Pond; for a related letter see [RGO 5/229: 51-52].

Dates: 1822-07-13
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 pocket chronometers for Commander Bayfield, employed in the survey of the St. Lawrence River, 1828-12-30

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/230: 135
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Sent from John Croker to John Pond.

Dates: 1828-12-30
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 six trial chronometers to be purchased, 1828-07-16

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/230: 94-96
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Sent from John Croker to John Pond; with a list of the chronometers at [RGO 5/230: 96].

Dates: 1828-07-16
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).
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Letter concerning the delivery of a chronometer to the Minx schooner via HMS Sparrowhawk under Commander Thomas Gill, 1829-07-30

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/230: 163
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Sent from John Croker to John Pond.

Dates: 1829-07-30
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 deposit of a chronometer at the Royal Observatory, 1825-01-27

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 13
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Sent from James Scott to John Wilson Croker.

Dates: 1825-01-27
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 exchange of a chronometer issued to Captain Sir Robert Mends, 1822-12-21

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/229: 82
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Sent from John Croker to John Pond.

Dates: 1822-12-21
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 identification of a chronometer by Arnold sent on HMS Ariande under Captain Moorsom, 1822-08-14

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/229: 60
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Sent from John Croker to John Pond.

Dates: 1822-08-14
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 issue of chronometers to HMS Gloucester and a request for a list of chronometers bought, 1822-12-05

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/229: 79
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Sent from John Croker to John Pond.

Dates: 1822-12-05
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 prices of trial chronometers, 1829-08-21

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/230: 170-171
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Sent from John Croker to John Pond; the letter includes a list of prices [RGO 5/230: 170v] and a draft reply [RGO 5/230: 171r].

Dates: 1829-08-21
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 purchase of a chronometer by Baker, 1828-07-23

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/230: 98
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Sent from John Croker to John Pond.

Dates: 1828-07-23
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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Letter concerning the purchase of a chronometer by Gardner, 1828-08-20

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/230: 103
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Sent from John Croker to John Pond.

Dates: 1828-08-20
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 purchase of chronometers, 1827-07-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/230: 32
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Sent from John Croker to John Pond.

Dates: 1827-07-03
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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Letter concerning the purchase of chronometers for HM ships, 1828-02-19

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/230: 73
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Sent from John Croker to John Pond.

Dates: 1828-02-19
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).
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Letter concerning the return of chronometer by Lieutenant H.W. Bayfield, employed on a survey of the lakes of Canada, 1823-07-15

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/229: 111
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Sent from John Croker to John Pond.

Dates: 1823-07-15
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 return of chronometers listed as unfit for service, 1821-09-11

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/229: 7
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The letter was sent from John Croker to John Pond.

Dates: 1821-09-11
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 return of timekeepers from HMS Owen Glendower, 1822-08-28

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/229: 64
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Sent from John Croker to John Pond.

Dates: 1822-08-28
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 whereabouts of a chronometer intended for HMS Ranger, 1828-12-15

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/230: 131
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Sent from John Croker to John Pond.

Dates: 1828-12-15
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 three chronometers for HMS Blonde under Captain Lord Byron, 1824-08-26

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/229: 209
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Sent from John Croker to John Pond.

Dates: 1824-08-26
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 twelve chronometers delivered to Dr Tiarks and admonishing Pond for sending four more, 1822-07-13

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/229: 55-56
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Sent from John Croker to John Pond.

Dates: 1822-07-13
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 two chronometers for HMS Briton under Acting-Captain George Francis Seymour, 1827-05-23

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/230: 22
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Sent from John Croker to John Pond.

Dates: 1827-05-23
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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Letter from Captain Doyle to John Croker concerning a replacement chronometer for HMS Glasgow, 1823-08-28

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/229: 120
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Correspondence between the Admiralty Office and the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, requesting the loan of chronometers for H M Ships. The principal recipient is John Pond; the principal correspondent is John Barrow. Other correspondents include John Croker, Richard S. Dundas, G. Smith, John Franklin and Sir William Edward Parry.

Dates: 1823-08-28
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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