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Letter from Richard Kitchin to [Harold] Parker, 1783-10-13

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 503-504

Scope and Contents

Letter seeking financial support to test a machine he had invented for determining longitude.

Dates

  • Creation: 1783-10-13

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

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

Language of Materials

English

Originator(s)

Kitchin, Richard

Original geographic information

London [destination]

Original geographic information

Whitehaven [origination]

Finding aid date

2012-05-29 16:01:36+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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