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Yonge, George, fl1804 - 1856 (watch and chronometer maker)

 Person

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

 Item

Copy of a letter to John Barrow concerning repairs to four hack chronometers returned by Captain Owen, 1826-09-22

Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/233: 35v/1
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: 1826-09-22
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).
 Item

Copy of a letter to John Croker concerning possible repairs to four hack chronometers returned by Captain Owen of HMS Leven, 1826-09-16

Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/233: 35r
Scope and Contents

A related letter (dated 20 September 1826) on the same page is crossed out.

Dates: 1826-09-16
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).
 Item

Letter concerning chronometers by Brockbank and Yonge, 1829-11-28

Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/230: 183
Scope and Contents

Sent from Francis Beaufort to John Pond.

Dates: 1829-11-28
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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Printed letter concerning a chronometer for HMS African under Captain James Harvey, 1831-03-25

Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/231: 14
Scope and Contents

Sent from Francis Beaufort to John Pond.

Dates: 1831-03-25
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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