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Gilpin, George, 1810 (Secretary to the Board of Longitude)

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Found in 71 Collections and/or Records:

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Letter from John Dumbell to George Gilpin, 1803-12-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/23: 233
Scope and Contents From the Item:

Letter and printed proposal.

Dates: 1803-12-01
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).
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Letter from John Hughes to George Gilpin, 1805-02-28

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/55: 84-84a
Scope and Contents

Concerning an instrument sent from Waterford for the 'Priscilla'.

Dates: 1805-02-28
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).
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Letter from John Stoyle to George Gilpin, 1803-12-31

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/34: 142-143
Scope and Contents From the Item:

Three letters.

Dates: 1803-12-31
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).
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Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Edward Ferguson to George Gilpin, 1806-06-19

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/31: 8-9
Scope and Contents

Stating that he had made a successful trial of his log to ascertain the rate of a current and requesting a reward to purchase a patent.

Dates: 1806-06-19
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 Lieutenant Colonel Edward Ferguson to George Gilpin, 1806-06-04

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/31: 11-12
Scope and Contents

Enclosing a description of his method for ascertaining the rate of a ship in a current at sea, and requesting that this be laid before the Board of Longitude.

Dates: 1806-06-04
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).
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Letter from Mark Standerwick to George Gilpin, 1805-07-11

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/38: 240-240a
Scope and Contents

Describing his horizontal sundial.

Dates: 1805-07-11
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 Mark Standerwick to George Gilpin, 1805-06-24

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/38: 239
Scope and Contents From the Item:

Three letters concerning a new instrument for ascertaining longitude, of which he had made a model.

Dates: 1805-06-24
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 Mary Ann Gilpin, 1827-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/11: 177-179
Scope and Contents

Asking for remuneration on account of the services of her late father, George Gilpin.

Dates: 1827-10
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 R. Nelson (Navy Office) to George Gilpin, 1799

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/24: 491
Scope and Contents

Conveying an Admiralty request to know whether any public chronometers were in the hands of the Board of Longitude.

Dates: 1799
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 R. Nelson to George Gilpin, 1806-09-20

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/25: 352-353
Scope and Contents

Concerning Earnshaw's pocket chronometer No.462.

Dates: 1806-09-20
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).
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Letter from R. Nelson to George Gilpin, 1806-12-19

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/25: 355
Scope and Contents

Concerning Earnshaw's pocket chronometer No.462.

Dates: 1806-12-19
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 R. Paisley to George Gilpin, 1815-02-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/34: 213-214
Scope and Contents From the Item:

Three letters.

Dates: 1815-02-10
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 Richard Judson to George Gilpin, 1803-03-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 305-306
Scope and Contents

In which Judson outlines his proposal for finding longitude and also claims to have squared the circle.

Dates: 1803-03-01
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).
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Letter from Richard Judson to George Gilpin, 1804-03-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 310-311
Scope and Contents

Outlining his solution for finding longitude, with diagrams.

Dates: 1804-03-01
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).
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Letter from Richard Judson to George Gilpin, 1804-05-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 312-313
Scope and Contents

Outlining his solution for finding longitude, with diagrams.

Dates: 1804-05-10
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 Richard Judson to George Gilpin, 1804-08-26

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 316-317
Scope and Contents

Concerning his solution for finding longitude and squaring the circle; with diagrams.

Dates: 1804-08-26
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 Richard Judson to George Gilpin, 1804-08-30

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 318-319
Scope and Contents

Concerning his solution for finding longitude and squaring the circle; with a diagram.

Dates: 1804-08-30
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).
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Letter from Richard Judson to George Gilpin, 1804-10-11

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 320-321
Scope and Contents

Concerning his solution for finding longitude; with diagrams.

Dates: 1804-10-11
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 Richard Judson to George Gilpin, 1805-01-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 324-324a
Scope and Contents

Letter concerning his solution for finding longitude, in which Judson makes reference to [John] Harrison's timepiece.

Dates: 1805-01-12
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 Richard Judson to George Gilpin, 1806-08-14

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 333-334
Scope and Contents

Outlining his calculations for finding longitude; with traverse tables and a diagram.

Dates: 1806-08-14
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 Robert Gillespie to George Gilpin, 1814-12-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/24: 299
Scope and Contents From the Sub-file:

Two letters and a plan submitted by Gillespie to the Board of Longitude, with copies of two letters of reply from Thomas Hurd.

Dates: 1814-12-10
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 Samuel Bream to George Gilpin, 1799-11-02

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/55: 28-29
Scope and Contents

Concerning his invention of a telescope for determining the latitude at sea.

Dates: 1799-11-02
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 Samuel Ward Flinders to George Gilpin, 1808-05-21

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/68: 35-36
Scope and Contents

Concerning a reward of £200 which he had been offered by the Board of Longitude in return for making observations while on board HMS Investigator.

Dates: 1808-05-21
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).
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Letter from Sir Joseph Banks to George Gilpin, 1805-07-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/55: 15-15a
Scope and Contents From the Item:

Five letters.

Dates: 1805-07-09
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).
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Letter from The Chevalier de Souza Couttinho to George Gilpin, 1808-01-30

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/55: 40-40a
Scope and Contents From the Sub-file:

With an index of names.

Dates: 1808-01-30
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).
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