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Letter and advertisements from Edward Massey concerning a trial of his sounding machine, 1818-07-11 - 1818-07-13

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/31: 144-149

Scope and Contents

Letter to the Board of Longitude enclosing five copies of an advertisement announcing a public trial of the comparative merits of Massey's sounding machine and 'Gould and Burt's Buoy and Knipper'. These were originally enclosed in a letter to Captain Thomas Hurd [RGO 14/31: 143-143a].

Dates

  • Creation: 1818-07-11 - 1818-07-13

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Management Group:

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Extent

8 folio(s) (8 ff.) : Paper

Language of Materials

English

Originator(s)

Massey, Edward

Original geographic information

London [destination]

Original geographic information

London [origination]

Finding aid date

2012-06-13 09:53:31+00:00

Subject

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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