Thornton, Samuel, 1797 (Captain Royal Navy)
Person
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Item
Copy of a letter to Captain Thornton concerning a chronometer purchased in New South Wales by Captain Mitchell, late of HMS Slaney, 1827-05-25
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/233: 37r
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:
1827-05-25
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From the Management Group:
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