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RefNoMS/957/85
LevelItem
TitleLetter from George Clerk, Admiralty, to 'My Dear Sir' [Henry Kater]
CreatorClerk; Sir George; of Penicuick; sixth baronet (1787-1867); British politician
RecipientKater; Henry (1777-1835); British geodicist and metrologist
Date8 September 1828
DescriptionHe has received a letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury informing him that the Lords of the Treasury have authorised the sum of £1,000 to be paid to Kater, on his application, for preparing the new standard weights and measures. He regrets that they have not thought proper to accede to the original recommendation of the Commissioners of Weights and Measures.
Extent3p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
Dimensions178x115mm.
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA3714Clerk; Sir; George (1787 - 1867)1787 - 1867
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