Granges, Peter Des, fl1784 - 1842 (watchmaker)
Person
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Item
Copy of a letter concerning chronometers for HMS Gloucester and listing the top four chronometers from the last annual trials, 1826-05-02
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/233: 34r
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:
1826-05-02
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
Copy of a letter to John Croker concerning the purchase of various chronometers, 1829-08-21 - 1829-09-15
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/233: 50v
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:
1829-08-21 - 1829-09-15
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 advising price of chronometer No. 20, 1829-08-03
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 111
Scope and Contents
Sent from Peter Des Granges to Thomas Taylor.
Dates:
1829-08-03
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).
Item
Letter concerning purchase of a Des Granges chronometer No. 35, 1826-05-20
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 48
Scope and Contents
Sent from Peter Des Granges to Thomas Taylor.
Dates:
1826-05-20
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 consenting to sale of chronometer to the government, 1829-09-05
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 129
Scope and Contents
Sent from Peter Des Granges to Thomas Taylor.
Dates:
1829-09-05
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 chronometers for HMS Rose under Commander W. Barrow, 1834-08-04
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/231: 252
Scope and Contents
Sent by A.B. Becher to John Pond.
Dates:
1834-08-04
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).