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Pointer ((fl 1790) postmaster at Newbury)

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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Letter from Guy Carleton, Lord Dorchester, 1790-11-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/45: 372
Scope and Contents

Introducing Mr Pointer, who had invented an instrument for ascertaining longitude.

Dates: 1790-11-08
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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Letter from Mr Pointer to Sir Henry [Harry] Parker, 1790-11-07

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/45: 373
Scope and Contents

Concerning his 'Navigator', an instrument for ascertaining longitude.

Dates: 1790-11-07
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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