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Miscellaneous correspondence, 1841 - 1860

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 15/49

Scope and Contents

Letters to Thomas Maclear on a variety of subjects, including requests for chronometers; requests for sets of observations and publications; instructions for work to be carried out; observations made at Williamstown, Victoria, 16 November 1859; work on the weights and measures bill; and accounting matters. There are also letters from the Admiralty referring to the renewal of the transit clock, 9 April 1857, and a printed notice on the 'Revolving Light on the Cape of Good Hope', 2 April 1860.

Dates

  • 1841 - 1860

Conditions Governing Access

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).

Extent

10 folder(s)

Language of Materials

English

Finding aid date

2006-08-07 11:28:06+00:00

Includes index.

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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