Johnson, William, fl1809 - 1842 (watch and clockmaker)
Person
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Item
An account for repairs to Earnshaw chronometer Nos. 343, 717 and 814, 1831-04-21
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 183
Scope and Contents
Sent from William Johnson to Thomas Taylor.
Dates:
1831-04-21
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).
Item
Copy of a letter to Mr Johnson concerning the return of a chronometer by Brockbank he had recently repaired and of further chronometers to Mr Arnold, 1822-06-05
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/233: 5r/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:
1822-06-05
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
Letter concerning a faulty chronometer, 1827-12-27
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 59
Scope and Contents
Sent from Grimaldi & Johnson to Thomas Taylor.
Dates:
1827-12-27
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).
Item
Letter confirming receipt of Mudge chronometer No. 4 and Earnshaw chronometer No. 363, 1828-03-04
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 69-70
Scope and Contents
Sent from William Johnson to Thomas Taylor.
Dates:
1828-03-04
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).
Item
Letter reporting on condition of Margetts chronometer No. 163, 1830-08-31
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 165
Scope and Contents
Sent from William Johnson to Thomas Taylor.
Dates:
1830-08-31
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 reporting on condition of two chronometers, 1829-09-18
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 139
Scope and Contents
The chronometers are Jackson No. 512 and Pennington No. 171. Sent from William Johnson to Thomas Taylor.
Dates:
1829-09-18
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 reporting on the condition of Earnshaw chronometer No. 717, 1830-08-28
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 163
Scope and Contents
Sent from William Johnson to Thomas Taylor.
Dates:
1830-08-28
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).