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Dawes, Benjamin, fl1762 - 1789 (clerk of works)

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Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

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Letter from Benjamin Dawes to Nevil Maskelyne, 1789-05-30

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/48: 294
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Concerning whether his son Lieutenant William Dawes should return to England with the marine corps or remain at Sydney to continue his work at the observatory.

Dates: 1789-05-30
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).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives / Papers of the Board of Longitude / Observations and correspondence / William M. Dawes' correspondence during the establishment of an observatory at Port Jackson, New South Wales
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Letter from Benjamin Dawes to Nevil Maskelyne, 1789-06-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/48: 295-296
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Concerning his son's circumstances in New South Wales and the possibility of a salary for his work as Engineer and Officer of Artillery.

Dates: 1789-06-09
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).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives / Papers of the Board of Longitude / Observations and correspondence / William M. Dawes' correspondence during the establishment of an observatory at Port Jackson, New South Wales
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Letter from Benjamin Dawes to Nevil Maskelyne, 1789-07-20

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/48: 297
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Concerning a petition to compensate his son William Dawes for the work he had done as Engineer and Officer of Artillery in New South Wales, and a petition for leave of absence for him.

Dates: 1789-07-20
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).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives / Papers of the Board of Longitude / Observations and correspondence / William M. Dawes' correspondence during the establishment of an observatory at Port Jackson, New South Wales
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Letter from Benjamin Dawes to Nevil Maskelyne, 1789-08-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/48: 298-299
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Concerning his petitions on behalf of his son, William Dawes, in New South Wales.

Dates: 1789-08-01
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).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives / Papers of the Board of Longitude / Observations and correspondence / William M. Dawes' correspondence during the establishment of an observatory at Port Jackson, New South Wales
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Letter from Benjamin Dawes to Nevil Maskelyne, 1791-02-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/48: 305-306
Scope and Contents

Thanking him for his assistance regarding his son, William Dawes and assuring him that the books and instruments would be brought back from Sydney on HMS Gorgon, which had just departed from Spithead with supplies. Dawes also discusses the shortage of food and clothing at the settlement, and recounts William's list of rations at the settlement, noting how they were cut after the loss of the Sirius.

Dates: 1791-02-01
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).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives / Papers of the Board of Longitude / Observations and correspondence / William M. Dawes' correspondence during the establishment of an observatory at Port Jackson, New South Wales

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