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Letter from Charles Liddell, 12 December 1858.

Letter from the engineer Charles Liddell on board the cableship ELBA, at Syra, dated 12 Dec 1858.
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Record Details

Item reference: SPR/5/2
Catalogue Section: Personal collections
Level: ITEM
Date made: 1858
Creator: Liddell, Charles
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

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      • Proposal and terms for laying down a telegraph cable between Varna and Balaclava, 1854. (Manuscript) (SPR/5/1)
      • Letter from Charles Liddell, 12 December 1858. (Manuscript) (SPR/5/2)
      • Letter from Charles Liddell, 13 December 1858. (Manuscript) (SPR/5/3)
      • Order to make soundings for the Malta-Alexandria telegraph cable, 1861. (Manuscript) (SPR/5/4)
      • Letter from Captain John Washington regarding the Malta-Alexandria telegraph cable, 1861. (Manuscript) (SPR/5/5)
      • Correspondence and charts relating to the Malta-Alexandria telegraph cable, 1861. (Manuscript) (SPR/5/6)
      • Printed copy of official correspondence relating to proposals for a new dock at Malta, 1864. (Manuscript) (SPR/5/7)
      • Comparison and study of the earliest and more recent surveys of the approach to Liverpool, 1850-1864. (Manuscript) (SPR/5/8)
      • Correspondence with John H. Mackenzie, clerk to the Teignmouth Harbour Commissioners, 1850 and 1856. (Manuscript) (SPR/5/9)
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