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Newcastle under Lyme

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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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).
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Memorial on Massey's Patent Log, 1806-09-11

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/31: 100-107
Scope and Contents Memorial concerning Massey's construction of a correct log. Massey first outlines the problems with the existing log in use, quoting from various writers on the subject. He then submits details of the construction of his improved log, outlining how the various errors associated with the old log did not apply to his machine, followed by reports from those who had tried it (with reference to the printed pamphlets on his patent log). The memorial ends with a request from Massey for any reward...
Dates: 1806-09-11
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).