Autograph letter signed to John Wilson Croker, Secretary to the Admiralty

(1788-1883) Arctic explorer, soldier, astronomer and magnetic surveyor. Three pages, 8vo, good condition, date "1825" written in pencil. Text as follows: "Copies of my book have been ordered by the Board of Longitude to be sent to Members of the Board, and to Institutions, in different parts of the United Kingdom. Perhaps if the eleven copies, addressed as on the following page, are sent to you, you will have teh kindness to frank them to their several destinations. I shall call at the Admiralty myself with this note to spare you the trouble of writing an answer. The University of Dublin/The Observatory of Dublin/The Observatory at Armagh/ The Radcliffe Observatory, Oxford/ The Bodleian Library Oxford/The University of Edinburgh/ The Revd A. Robertson/ The Revd T. Turton/ The Revd W. Lax/ Robert Woodhouse Esq./Captaion Wauchope.