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Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

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Copy letter from Captain Thomas Hurd to Peter Burt, 1814-03-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/31: 174-174a
Scope and Contents

Informing Burt that the Admiralty had been instructed to conduct a comparative trial of his sounding instrument and that of Edward Massey.

Dates: 1814-03-09
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: 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).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives / Papers of the Board of Longitude / Papers on nautical travel / Peter Burt's 'Sounding Buoy and Knipper'
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Letter from Edward Massey to Captain Thomas Hurd, 1811-03-05

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/31: 115-116
Scope and Contents

Enclosing a memorial with copies of letters relating to his sounding machine. The memorial is at [RGO 14/31: 117-119] and the letters are at [RGO 14/31: 111-114].

Dates: 1811-03-05
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: 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).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives / Papers of the Board of Longitude / Papers on nautical travel / Edward Massey's patent sea-log and sounding machine
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Letter from Edward Massey to Captain Thomas Hurd, 1818-02-14

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/31: 141-142
Scope and Contents

Concerning his preparation of chronometers for trial on the forthcoming 'Northern voyage'. Massey explains that he had been preparing two chronometers for the voyage but that they would not be ready on time. He offers his first chronometer for trial, requesting however that should it fail the results not be made public, as it was still under development.

Dates: 1818-02-14
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: 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).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives / Papers of the Board of Longitude / Papers on nautical travel / Edward Massey's patent sea-log and sounding machine
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Letter from Edward Massey to Captain Thomas Hurd, 1814

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/24: 304-305
Scope and Contents From the Sub-file :

Five letters sent by Massey to Captain Thomas Hurd and Dr Thomas Young. The letters also make reference to Massey's sounding machine and patent log.

Dates: 1814
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: 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).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives / Papers of the Board of Longitude / Papers regarding the public trials and improvements of clocks and chronometers, 1784-1828 / Letters relating to Edward Massey's improvements in chronometers
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Letter from Edward Massey to Captain Thomas Hurd, 1814-09-28

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/24: 306-307
Scope and Contents

Includes a copy of a letter sent to Massey from Robert Pullman, Master of the HMS Ville de Paris, concerning his sounding machine.

Dates: 1814-09-28
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: 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).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives / Papers of the Board of Longitude / Papers regarding the public trials and improvements of clocks and chronometers, 1784-1828 / Letters relating to Edward Massey's improvements in chronometers
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Letter from Edward Massey to Captain Thomas Hurd, 1814-12-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/24: 308-309
Scope and Contents From the Sub-file :

Five letters sent by Massey to Captain Thomas Hurd and Dr Thomas Young. The letters also make reference to Massey's sounding machine and patent log.

Dates: 1814-12-01
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: 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).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives / Papers of the Board of Longitude / Papers regarding the public trials and improvements of clocks and chronometers, 1784-1828 / Letters relating to Edward Massey's improvements in chronometers
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Letter from Edward Massey to Captain Thomas Hurd, 1818-07-13

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/31: 143-143a
Scope and Contents

Enclosing a letter and advertisements to lay before the Board of Longitude.

Dates: 1818-07-13
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: 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).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives / Papers of the Board of Longitude / Papers on nautical travel / Edward Massey's patent sea-log and sounding machine
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Letters concerning a trial of Edward Massey's sounding machine, 1818-07-17

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/31: 150-152
Scope and Contents

Letter from Massey to the Board of longitude providing the results of the comparative trial made between his sounding machine and 'Gould and Burt's Buoy and Knipper'. Preceded by a related letter of enclosure to Thomas Hurd. For an advertisement for the public trial see [RGO 14/31: 145-149].

Dates: 1818-07-17
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: 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).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives / Papers of the Board of Longitude / Papers on nautical travel / Edward Massey's patent sea-log and sounding machine
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Note from [Thomas Hurd?] to Edward Massey, 1815-03-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/31: 154a
Scope and Contents

Rejecting his request for an advance of money from the Board of Longitude.

Dates: 1815-03-03
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: 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).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives / Papers of the Board of Longitude / Papers on nautical travel / Edward Massey's patent sea-log and sounding machine

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