Copy of a letter to Mr Cox ordering chronometers for HMS Java under Captain J. Wilson and HMS Genoa under Captain Burthurst, and the delivery of Porthouse No.6279 to Greenwich, 1826-02-25
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: 1826-02-25
Creator
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Extent
1 folio(s) (1 folio) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Originator(s)
Taylor, Thomas
Original geographic information
Devonport [destination]
Original geographic information
Greenwich [subject]
Finding aid date
2013-04-23 14:45:58+00:00
Subject
- Cox, W C, fl1823 - 1831 (agent to John Arnold & Son, superintendent of chronometers at Devonport) (Recipient, Person)
- Wilson, John, fl1814 - 1828 (Captain Royal Navy) (Person)
- HMS Java, frigate (1815-1862) (Organization)
- HMS Genoa, ship of the line (1815-1838) (Organization)
- Bathurst, Walter, 1764 - 1827 (Captain Royal Navy) (Person)
- Porthouse, Thomas, c1794 - 1860 (watch & chronometer maker) (Person)
Repository Details
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