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Copy of a letter to John Croker concerning the prices of various chronometers being purchased, 1824-04-02

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/233: 22r
Scope and Contents From the Item:

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: 1824-04-02
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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Copy of a letter to John Croker concerning the purchase of a chronometer by French for Captain Martin, 1826-06-22

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/233: 34a/2
Scope and Contents

This page is loosely inserted in the volume.

Dates: 1826-06-22
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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Copy of a letter to John Croker reporting on the cause of damage done to a chronometer by French issued to Captain de Mayne, 1825-04-06

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/233: 26r-26v
Scope and Contents From the Item:

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: 1825-04-06
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 Brisk, 1826-01-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/229: 312
Scope and Contents

Sent from John Croker to John Pond.

Dates: 1826-01-10
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 concerning a defective chronometer issued to Rear Admiral Gage of HMS Java, 1828-02-29

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/230: 75
Scope and Contents

Sent from John Croker to John Pond.

Dates: 1828-02-29
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 report by French on the state of his chronometer No.1845, 1824-10-06

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/229: 218
Scope and Contents

Sent from John Croker to John Pond.

Dates: 1824-10-06
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: Croker, John Wilson, 1780 - 1857 (politician and essayist) X
  • Names: French, James Moore, fl1808 - 1842 (chronometer maker) X

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Arnold, John, c1736 - 1799 (watch and chronometer maker) 1
Gage, William Hall, Sir, 1777 - 1864 (Knight, Admiral) 1
HMS Brisk, brig-sloop (1819-1843) 1
HMS Java, frigate (1815-1862) 1
Hope, Charles, 1798 - 1854 (Rear Admiral) 1