Letter from Seth Hunt to the Commissioners of the Board of Longitude, 1819-03-30
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/24: 329-330
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-file:
Four letters from Hunt to Dr Thomas Young and the Board of Longitude. Hunt was an American citizen residing in Covent Garden, who obtained a patent for his new escapement in 1817.
Dates
- Creation: 1819-03-30
Creator
- Hunt, Seth, fl1817 - 1819 (inventor) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
From the Management Group:
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Extent
2 folio(s) (2 ff.) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Original geographic information
Covent Garden [origination]
Original geographic information
London [destination]
Finding aid date
2012-08-01 14:32:08+00:00
Subject
- Board of Longitude (Recipient, Organization)
Geographic
Repository Details
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