Letter from William Gooch to his parents, 1791-08-13
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Mm.6.48: 64-65
Scope and Contents
Concerning a delay at Portsmouth and his concerns that the ship would be obliged to sail without Mr Pitts who had been sent to London with the damaged watch by Earnshaw.
Dates
- 1791-08-13
Creator
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Extent
2 folio(s) (2 ff.) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Original geographic information
Brockdish [destination]
Original geographic information
Portsmouth [origination]
Finding aid date
2012-12-18 12:22:10+00:00
- Brockdish
- Daedalus, store ship (fl 1791-1792)
- Earnshaw, Thomas, 1749 - 1829 (maker of watches and chronometers)
- Gooch, Sarah, 1817 (mother of astronomer, William Gooch) (Recipient)
- Gooch, William, 1817 (father of astronomer, William Gooch) (Recipient)
- Hergest, Richard, 1792 (Lieutenant Royal Navy)
- Pitts, William, fl1791 (assistant to William Gooch)
- Portsmouth
Creator
Repository Details
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