Vince, Samuel Berney, 1781 - 1845 (clergyman)
Person
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
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Letter to S.B. Vince
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 35/36
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An undated photostat of a letter from Nevil Maskelyne to S.B. Vince, 5 January 1811, informing him that he will be pleased to welcome him and Mrs Vince to the Observatory, and giving details of Mayer's Table illustrated by a geometrical scheme. There is also a note by Margaret Maskelyne stating that this letter was written a few weeks before her father's death. There are two versions of each item - the original and a copy.
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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 to Sir Joseph Banks
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 35/57
Scope and Contents
An undated photostat of a letter from Nevil Maskelyne to Sir Joseph Banks, 8 September 1798, suggesting that S.B. Vince be invited to give the Bakerian Lecture on observations he has made of uncommon horizontal refractions.
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 to Sir Joseph Banks
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 35/62
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An undated photostat of a letter from Nevil Maskelyne to Sir Joseph Banks, 18 November 1794, regarding a number of subjects. Maskelyne begins by mentioning the preparations for the Bakerian Lecture to be given by S.B. Vince, and goes on to state that John Crosley has sailed for the West Indies and will be testing the timekeepers 3 Earnshaw and 2 Arnold on the voyage. He ends the letter by informing Banks of letters he has received from Count Bruhl and A. Robertson, formerly Chaplain of...
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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Letters to Samuel Vince, 1796 - 1812
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 4/233
Scope and Contents
1. Undated letter from R.C. Barnard on letting some property.2. Undated letter from S.B. Vince asking his father for his thoughts on three sermons.3. Letter from Edward Waring, 23 June 1796, promising his vote at an election.4. Letter from I. Wilson, Ramsgate, 16 June 1805, on enquiries he has made on Vince's behalf as to the possibility of renting a property.5. Letter from Samuel Hinds Jnr, 28 November 1811, regarding typographical errors in the last edition...
Dates:
1796 - 1812
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).