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Norris, Francis, fl1835 - 1837 (clockmaker)

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Declaration signed by Francis Norris for chronometer No. 102, 1835-02-27

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 247
Scope and Contents From the File:

Letters and declarations to Pond from chronometer makers, including Robert Molyneux, Parkinson & Frodsham, Thomas Earnshaw and E.J. Dent. The volume also includes five undated lists of makers' estimates for repair from Arnold and Arnold & Dent.

Dates: 1835-02-27
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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Manuscript declaration signed by chronometer makers and listing the distinguishing numbers of their chronometers, 1835-02-25

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 246
Scope and Contents

The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty required each depositor to sign a declaration asserting that they were the maker of the chronometer(s) deposited at the Royal Observatory.

Dates: 1835-02-25
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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