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Copy of a letter to Arnold & Dent advising the withdrawal of their claim to have the daily rate cancelled on 22 July, 1835-02-06
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.
Copy of a letter to Arnold & Dent requesting that they take no action relative to their claim to have the daily rate cancelled for 22 July [1834], 1835-02-07
For a related letter see [RGO 5/233: 61r/1].
Letter listing Arnold chronometers returned by Captain Beaufort, 1834-01-06
Sent from Arnold and Dent to Thomas Taylor.
Letter reporting on anticipated variation in rates to chronometers following experiment with magnets, 1833-01-14
Sent from Arnold and Dent to Thomas Taylor. The chronometers listed are Nos. 274, 582, 600, 605, 606, 608, 615 and 657.
Letter reporting on condition of Parkinson & Frodsham chronometer No. 699 and cost of repair, 1831-08-20
Sent from Arnold & Dent to John Pond.
List of chronometers held by Arnold and Dent, 1835-01-23
Sent from Arnold and Dent to Thomas Taylor.
List of chronometers held by Arnold and Dent belonging to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, 1833-12-19
Letters and declarations to Pond from chronometer makers, including Robert Molyneux, Parkinson & Frodsham, Thomas Earnshaw and E.J. Dent. The volume also includes five undated lists of makers' estimates for repair from Arnold and Arnold & Dent.
Report of chronometers under repair by Arnold & Dent, 1831-01-18
Sent from Arnold & Dent to Thomas Taylor.