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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

Repository Details

Part of the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, Harvard University Repository

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