Miscellaneous letters from George Sinclair, Alex Witherspoon, Dr Shermann and Thomas Allen, 1787 - 1824
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/12: 583-591
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Miscellaneous petitions and memorials making requests of the Board of Longitude.
Dates
- Creation: 1787 - 1824
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
From the Management Group:
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Extent
10 folio(s) (10 ff.) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Original geographic information
Burton on Trent [origination]
Original geographic information
Deptford [origination]
Original geographic information
Haddington [origination]
Finding aid date
2011-11-24 17:07:18+00:00
Subject
- Young, Thomas, 1773 - 1829 (physician, physicist and egyptologist) (Recipient, Person)
- Davy, Humphry, Sir, 1778 - 1829 (1st Baronet, physicist) (Recipient, Person)
- Witherspoon, Alex, fl1813 (petitioner to the Board of Longitude) (Person)
Geographic
Repository Details
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