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Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Edward Ferguson to George Gilpin, 1806-06-04

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/31: 11-12

Scope and Contents

Enclosing a description of his method for ascertaining the rate of a ship in a current at sea, and requesting that this be laid before the Board of Longitude.

Dates

  • Creation: 1806-06-04

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

2 folio(s) (2 ff.) : Paper

Language of Materials

English

Originator(s)

Ferguson, Edward

Original geographic information

Chelsea [origination]

Original geographic information

London [destination]

Finding aid date

2012-06-11 16:47:30+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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