Copy of a letter from Captain Parry to John Croker concerning chronometers for HMS Hecla and HMS Fury, 1824-03-15
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between the Admiralty Office and the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, requesting the loan of chronometers for H M Ships. The principal recipient is John Pond; the principal correspondent is John Barrow. Other correspondents include John Croker, Richard S. Dundas, G. Smith, John Franklin and Sir William Edward Parry.
Dates
- Creation: 1824-03-15
Creator
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Extent
1 folio(s) (1 folio) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Originator(s)
Parry, Sir William Edward
Finding aid date
2013-02-20 16:19:16+00:00
Subject
- Croker, John Wilson, 1780 - 1857 (politician and essayist) (Recipient, Person)
- HMS Hecla, bomb vessel (1815-1831) (Organization)
- HMS Fury, bomb-vessel (1814-1825) (Organization)
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