Halsted, Lawrence William, Sir, 1764 - 1841 (Knight, Admiral)
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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
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Copy of a letter to Admiral Halsted concerning the delivery of two chronometers for HMS Isis, 1823-09-27
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/233: 14v/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:
1823-09-27
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 two chronometers for HMS Isis for the use of Vice Admiral Sir Lawrence Halsted, 1823-08-19
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/229: 118
Scope and Contents
Sent from John Barrow to John Pond.
Dates:
1823-08-19
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).
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Note from John Croker to John Pond concerning a chronometer by Earnshaw returned by HMS Isis, 1825-01-22
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/229: 237
Scope and Contents
From the File:
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:
1825-01-22
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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