Letter from Alexander Becher to Mr Taylor providing a list of lost chronometers, 1829-11-19
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/230: 181
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Admiralty papers sent to Pond concerning the fitting out of H M Ships with chronometers.
Dates
- 1829-11-19
Creator
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Extent
1 folio(s) (1 folio) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Originator(s)
Becher, Alexander Bridport
Finding aid date
2013-03-20 16:42:08+00:00
- Arnold, John, c1736 - 1799 (watch and chronometer maker)
- Barwise, John, fl1790 - 1841 (chronometer maker)
- Earnshaw, Thomas, 1749 - 1829 (maker of watches and chronometers)
- HMS Orestes, sloop (1824-1852)
- Murray, James, 1780 - 1847 (chronometer maker)
- Reynolds, John, 1783 - 1848 (Captain Royal Navy)
- Taylor, Thomas J, 1772 (assistant at Royal Observatory) (Recipient)
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