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Will and probate of William Gooch (junior), 11 Sept. 1793

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Mm.06.48: 130-132

Scope and Contents

From the File:

'Letters, Memoranda, and Journal, containing the History of Mr William Gooch [Fellow of Caius College], Astronomer of the Daedalus Transport: from the time of his entering College in 1786, to his premature end in 1792.' These letters, the greater portion of which are in Gooch's own writing, and written to his parents, give a complete history of his life, the assistance he met with in enabling him to come to College, the examination for his degree (1791), his appointment as Astronomer, and accounts of his voyage. There are many letters of Dr Maskelyne, the Astronomer Royal, to Gooch's father after the son's death, notes of the father's, and lengthy extracts made by him from his son's journal. At the end are some papers formerly in Sir Joseph Banks's possession, of which the last gives a detailed account of Gooch's death: several rough pen and pencil sketches are introduced. Prefixed is a letter from C. Nichols, an Alderman and Justice of the Peace at Yarmouth, and a statement respecting the volume by Dawson Turner, Esq., who donated it.

Dates

  • Creation: 11 Sept. 1793

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the File:

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Extent

3 folio(s) (3 ff.) : Paper

Language of Materials

English

Originator(s)

Prerogative Court of Canterbury

Original geographic information

Brockdish [destination]

Original geographic information

Cambridge [subject]

Finding aid date

2013-01-08 12:26:36+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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