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Letter concerning Edward Massey's sounding machine, 1815-06-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/31: 140

Scope and Contents

Copy of a letter from Captain Thomas Hurd to [John Wilson] Croker requesting that the Board of Admiralty renew their orders for a trial at sea of both Massey's sounding machine and another invented by [Peter] Burt. Hurd mentions that Massey had been granted a reward for his invention before Burt's sounding machine had become known to them.

Dates

  • Creation: 1815-06-08

Creator

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Extent

1 folio(s) (1 folio) : Paper

Language of Materials

English

Originator(s)

Hurd, Thomas

Original geographic information

London [destination]

Original geographic information

London [origination]

Finding aid date

2012-06-12 17:00:36+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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