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Copy of a letter to Mr Baker informing him that the Government had not approved the purchase of his chronometer, 1827-07-14

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/233: 40v/2
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: 1827-07-14
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 advising cost of repair to chronometer No. 631, 1831-08-02

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 220
Scope and Contents

Sent from Edward Baker to Thomas Taylor.

Dates: 1831-08-02
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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Letter advising sale price of Baker chronometer, 1828-07-05

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 65
Scope and Contents

Sent from Edward Baker to Thomas Taylor.

Dates: 1828-07-05
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 reporting on cost of repairing chronometer No. 671, 1830-11-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 175
Scope and Contents

Sent from Edward Baker to Thomas Taylor.

Dates: 1830-11-09
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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Letter reporting repairs for chronometer No. 691, 1830-11-05

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 174
Scope and Contents

Sent from Edward Baker to Thomas Taylor.

Dates: 1830-11-05
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: Taylor, Thomas J, 1772 (assistant at Royal Observatory) X
  • Names: Baker, Edward, fl1822 - 1834 (chronometer maker) X

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