Lancaster, Francis, fl1822 - 1831 (chronometer maker)
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Item
Copy of a letter to John Croker concerning the prices of various chronometers being purchased, 1824-04-02
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/233: 22r
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:
1824-04-02
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 a request to present a chronometer to the Board of Admiralty, 1822-01-26
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 5
Scope and Contents
Sent from Francis Lancaster to John Pond.
Dates:
1822-01-26
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).
Item
Printed letter concerning a chronometer for HMS Curacoa under Captain D. Dunn, 1831-06-08
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/231: 33
Scope and Contents
Sent from Francis Beaufort to John Pond.
Dates:
1831-06-08
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).
