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Madeira

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Subject Source: Local sources

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Letter from John Barrow to the Admiralty Office, 1822

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/1: 226-228
Scope and Contents

The letter refers to the award of 100 guineas to Dr Franks for his work in determining the longitude of the island of Madeira.

Dates: 1822
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