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Parker, Harold, Sir, 1735 - 1812 (6th Baronet and Secretary of the Board of Longitude)

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Letter from Richard Kitchin to [Harold] Parker, 1783-10-13

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 503-504
Scope and Contents

Letter seeking financial support to test a machine he had invented for determining longitude.

Dates: 1783-10-13
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