ITEM — unspecified: Box 2, folder 17
Identifier: hsi00001
Bond family correspondence, 1850-1854, 1850-1854 Digital
Scope and Contents
Contains mainly correspondence among the immediate Bond family, dated from 1850 to 1854, including letters between Joseph C. Bond, George P. Bond, Richard F. Bond, and William Cranch Bond, regarding matters related to the clock making business and Harvard Observatory. A letter from George P. Bond in New Haven, Connecticut, mentions a visit with Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867), superintendent of the United States Coast Survey, and possibly displaying the company's Spring Governor at an unidentified meeting.
Dates
- Creation: 1850-1854
Researcher Access
Appointment necessary to consult collection. Please contact chsi@fas.harvard.edu for further information.
Extent
5.5 linear feet (6 document boxes, 9 flat boxes, 4 portfolio folders)Creator
- From the Collection: Bond, William Cranch, 1789-1859 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, Harvard University Repository
Contact:
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Cambridge MA 02138 United States
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chsi@fas.harvard.edu
Science Center, Room 250
One Oxford Street
Cambridge MA 02138 United States
(617) 495-2779
chsi@fas.harvard.edu