Correspondence with tradesmen, 1849
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with tradesmen, including letters from booksellers; coal merchants; clock repairers; horologists; builders; chandlers; merchants; draughtsmen; machine repairers; stationers; opticians; the Kent Water Company; parcel carriers; engineers; chemists; decorators; journeymen; and the Phoenix Gas Company. The letters cover instructions; requests; accounts; bills; receipts; invoices; circulars; tenders; routine repairs; and adjustments and improvements to instruments. There are letters from J.D. Forbes, J. Glaisher and C. Brooke, and pieces on a gas conversion for the Royal Observatory using an old water supply.
Dates
- Creation: 1849
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
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Extent
1 volume(s) (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
F1/8
Finding aid date
2006-01-06 11:56:05+00:00
Subject
- Forbes, James David, 1809 - 1868 (natural philosopher) (Person)
- Glaisher, James, 1809 - 1903 (astronomer) (Person)
- Brooke, Charles, 1804 - 1879 (surgeon and inventor of measuring instruments) (Person)
- Kent Water Co (Organization)
- Phoenix Gas Co (Organization)
Repository Details
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