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Copy of a letter to John Barrow concerning chronometers for HMS Blossom and for HMS Atholl, for conveyance to Captain Boteler, 1829-06-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/233: 48v/1
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Copies of outgoing correspondence from Astronomer Royal, John Pond, and his assistant, Thomas Taylor, at the Royal Observatory. Some of the letters are addressed to chronometer makers. Note that correspondence to more than one person often appears on the same page.

Dates: 1829-06-12
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 concerning a chronometer for HMS Atholl under Captain James Arthur Murray, 1824-11-27

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/229: 226
Scope and Contents

Sent from John Barrow to John Pond.

Dates: 1824-11-27
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 concerning a further chronometer for HMS Hecla under Captain Boteler, to be delivered by HMS Atholl under Captain Gordon, 1829-06-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/230: 156-157
Scope and Contents

Sent from John Barrow to John Pond.

Dates: 1829-06-09
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).

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  • Names: Barrow, John, Sir, 1764 - 1848 (1st Baronet, Secretary of the Admiralty) X
  • Names: HMS Atholl, frigate (1820-1863) X

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Boteler, Thomas, 1829 (Officer Royal Navy) 2
HMS Blossom, sloop (1806-1848) 1
HMS Hecla, bomb vessel (1815-1831) 1
Murray, James Arthur, 1790 (Captain Royal Navy) 1