Copy of a letter to Commissioner Shields requesting that Arnold's chronometer No. 315 be delivered to HMS Helicon under Commander Ackland instead of to HMS Vigilant, as previously ordered, 1825-09-13
Scope and Contents
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
- Creation: 1825-09-13
Creator
- From the Item: Pond, John, 1767 - 1836 (astronomer) (Person)
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Extent
1 folio(s) (1 folio) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Original geographic information
Devonport [subject]
Original geographic information
Plymouth [destination]
Finding aid date
2013-04-23 14:17:16+00:00
Subject
- Shields, William, fl1823 - 1824 (Commissioner at Plymouth Shipyard) (Recipient, Person)
- Arnold, John Roger, 1769 - 1843 (watch and chronometer maker) (Person)
- HMS Helicon, sloop (1808-1829) (Organization)
- Cox, W C, fl1823 - 1831 (agent to John Arnold & Son, superintendent of chronometers at Devonport) (Person)
- Acland, Charles Dyke, fl1814 - 1826 (Captain Royal Navy) (Person)
- HMS Vigilant, cutter (1821-1832) (Organization)
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