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Mends, Robert, Sir, c1767 - 1823 (Knight, Captain Royal Navy)

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

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Copy of a letter concerning a replacement chronometer for Captain Mends of HMS Owen Glendower, 1823-01-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/233: 11v/2
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: 1823-01-10
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 chronometer for HMS Blanche under Captain William Bowen Mends, 1824-04-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/229: 174
Scope and Contents

Sent from John Barrow to John Pond.

Dates: 1824-04-03
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 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
Scope and Contents

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).