Letter from Peter Burt to Captain Thomas Hurd, 1817-03-14
Scope and Contents
Requesting that the Board inform him of any reward due for his invention of a sounding instrument. Burt stresses that he is a poor man and that he had sent his petition to the Board three years previous, in the hope of receiving pecuniary compensation for what was considered a very useful invention.
Dates
- Creation: 1817-03-14
Creator
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Extent
2 folio(s) (2 ff.) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Originator(s)
Burt, Peter
Original geographic information
London [destination]
Original geographic information
London [origination]
Finding aid date
2012-06-15 10:47:56+00:00
Subject
- Hurd, Thomas, ?1747 - 1823 (Captain, hydrographer) (Recipient, Person)
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