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- 1865 (Produção)
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1 sheet
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Charles Tilston Bright was born at Wansted, Essex in 1832. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School before joining the Electric Telegraph Company and later the Magnetic Telegraph Company. His best known achievement, the laying of the first telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean (1858) earned him a knighthood at the age of 26. From 1860 onwards Bright worked as an independent consultant. He was also independent Liberal MP for Greenwich between 1865 and 1868.
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GB 0096 AL418 1865 fonds 1 sheet Bright , Sir , Charles Tilston , 1832-1888 , Knight , telegraph engineer
Charles Tilston Bright was born at Wansted, Essex in 1832. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School before joining the Electric Telegraph Company and later the Magnetic Telegraph Company. His best known achievement, the laying of the first telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean (1858) earned him a knighthood at the age of 26. From 1860 onwards Bright worked as an independent consultant. He was also independent Liberal MP for Greenwich between 1865 and 1868.
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Purchased from E Hall, 1966.
Letter from Sir Charles Tilston Bright of 1 Victoria Street, Westminster to C H Grant, Esq, 8 Feb 1865. Introducing Mr J B Moseley. Asking Grant to sign the enclosed proposal form [missing] and to obtain Mr E [?Edwin] Clark's signature also. Autograph, with signature.
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Presumably, Miss Treadwell retained the original letters after relinquishing these copies; the current whereabouts of the original letters is unknown.
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Aug 2008 Bright , Sir , Charles Tilston , 1832-1888 , Knight , telegraph engineer
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Purchased from E Hall, 1966.
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Letter from Sir Charles Tilston Bright of 1 Victoria Street, Westminster to C H Grant, Esq, 8 Feb 1865. Introducing Mr J B Moseley. Asking Grant to sign the enclosed proposal form [missing] and to obtain Mr E [?Edwin] Clark's signature also. Autograph, with signature.
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Access to the items in the collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the controlled environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Please contact the University Archivist for details. 24 hours notice is required for research visits.
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Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
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- inglês
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- latim
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English
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Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.
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Presumably, Miss Treadwell retained the original letters after relinquishing these copies; the current whereabouts of the original letters is unknown.
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- inglês