Hurd, Thomas, ?1747 - 1823 (Captain, hydrographer)
Found in 172 Collections and/or Records:
'A letter of observation, adapted to the explanations of the latitude and longitudinal influence for the use of the Mariner', 1813-08-07
Sent from Richard Benjamin Parker to Captain Thomas Hurd.
Charles Jacomb Jr. on perpetual motion, 1813
Copies of three letters from Thomas Hurd to Robert Pringle, 1813-06-05 - 1814-04-12
Includes a letter and two printed papers from Jaci (of Messina), four letters written by Robert Pringle on his behalf, and copy replies from Thomas Hurd.
Copy letter from Captain Thomas Hurd to Peter Burt, 1814-03-09
Informing Burt that the Admiralty had been instructed to conduct a comparative trial of his sounding instrument and that of Edward Massey.
Copy of a letter concerning the issuing of chronometers from the depot at Plymouth, 1823-05-07
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.
Copy of a letter from Captain Thomas Hurd, 1812-12-02
To [Matthew Flinders?].
Copy of a letter from Captain Thomas Hurd to Joseph Shee, 1814-03-05
Informing him that his discovery of 'a fixed point' was not relevant to the remit of the Board of Longitude.
Copy of a letter from Captain Thomas Hurd to Samuel Ward Flinders, 1812-12-04 - 1812-12
Concerning remuneration for recalculating observations made on a voyage of HMS Investigator.
Copy of a letter from Thomas Hurd to Alex Witherspoon, 1813-12-10
Two letters from Witherspoon and three copy replies from Captain Thomas Hurd.
Copy of a letter from Thomas Hurd to Henry Browse, 1813-11-16
Six letters; includes a letter from the Board of Longitude to Browse outlining their objections to his plan.
Copy of a letter from [Thomas Hurd] to John McGhie, 1813-12-08
Letters and a plan from McGhie, a surgeon on HMS Bustard (includes some duplicates); with two copy replies from the Board of Longitude.
Copy of a letter from Thomas Hurd to John McGhie, 1813-11-10
Letters and a plan from McGhie, a surgeon on HMS Bustard (includes some duplicates); with two copy replies from the Board of Longitude.
Copy of a letter from Thomas Hurd to R. Boullanger, 1815-01-26
Includes an unrelated note relating to a payment of £1,200 to Mendoza y Ríos [RGO 14/38: 325].
Copy of a letter from Thomas Hurd to R. Boullanger, 1815-03-03
Stating that the Board of Longitude had not approved his method of ascertaining longitude.
Copy of a letter from Thomas Hurd to R. Paisley, 1815-03-03
Three letters.
Copy of a letter from Thomas Hurd to Robert Gillespie, 1815-03-03
Two letters and a plan submitted by Gillespie to the Board of Longitude, with copies of two letters of reply from Thomas Hurd.
Copy of a letter from Thomas Hurd to Robert Gillespie, 1814-12-19
Two letters and a plan submitted by Gillespie to the Board of Longitude, with copies of two letters of reply from Thomas Hurd.
Copy of a letter from Thomas Hurd to Samuel Grimaldi, 1812-12-04
Ten letters from Grimaldi to Captain Thomas Hurd and the Board of Longitude, with two copy replies from the Admiralty Office and Hurd.
Copy of a letter from Thomas Hurd to William Forder, 1810-06-09
Four letters from Forder, with three copies of related letters sent by representatives of the Board of Longitude. Also, a plan by Forder for his improvement of timepieces.
Copy of a letter from Thomas Hurd to William J. Titford, 1814-03-05
Concerning a chart for finding longitude and a method of finding longitude by two proportional quadrants. Includes a letter of recommendation from the passengers and crew of HMS York where Titford's chart for longitude was tested on a voyage to Jamaica in 1813, as well as latitude and longitude figures from a voyage of HMS Mary Ann to Jamaica in 1822.
Copy of a letter from Thomas Hurd to William J. Titford, 1815-06-05
Concerning a chart for finding longitude and a method of finding longitude by two proportional quadrants. Includes a letter of recommendation from the passengers and crew of HMS York where Titford's chart for longitude was tested on a voyage to Jamaica in 1813, as well as latitude and longitude figures from a voyage of HMS Mary Ann to Jamaica in 1822.
Copy of a letter from Thomas Hurd to William J. Titford, 1813-12-10
Concerning a chart for finding longitude and a method of finding longitude by two proportional quadrants. Includes a letter of recommendation from the passengers and crew of HMS York where Titford's chart for longitude was tested on a voyage to Jamaica in 1813, as well as latitude and longitude figures from a voyage of HMS Mary Ann to Jamaica in 1822.
Copy of a letter to Charles Young from Captain Thomas Hurd, 1817-06-26
Two letters from Young to Captain Thomas Hurd concerning the deposit of his papers on a chronometer with the Board of Longitude. With two copy relies from Hurd.
Copy of a letter to Charles Young from Captain Thomas Hurd, 1817-12-10
Two letters from Young to Captain Thomas Hurd concerning the deposit of his papers on a chronometer with the Board of Longitude. With two copy relies from Hurd.
Copy of letter from Thomas Hurd to Captain Dickens, 1817-07-03
Concerning John Hawkes.
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