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William Eden Cass fonds [textual record]
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Record information William Eden Cass fonds [textual record]
Date:1824-1826, 1890.Reference:R3891-0-4-E, MG24-H69Type of material:Textual materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:105643Date(s):1824-1826, 1890.Place of creation:No place, unknown, or undeterminedExtent:3.5 cm of textual records.Language of material:EnglishScope and content:Fonds consists of a journal kept by William E. Cass including an account of an Arctic whaling voyage with notes on medical procedures, 1824-1826; an edited version of William E. Cass's journal, "A journal of a Voyage to Davis Straits and Baffin Bay", 1824; and W.E. Cass's obituary from The Goole Weekly Times, 1890.Provenance:Biography/Administrative history:Cass, William Eden, 1801-1890 : William Eden Cass was born and educated at Howden, East Yorkshire where his father was a doctor. After receiving medical training at Guy's Hospital London, he accompanied Sir James Ross on his expedition of 1822, and went on a whaling voyage to the Canadian Arctic with Captain Blyth in 1824. Dr. Cass married Ann Earnshaw in 1834 and practiced medicine in Goole, Yorkshire until shortly before his death in 1890; he was an active participant in community medicine and local politics, being in youth a Whig and later a Conservative.Additional information:General note:The papers were received at various times from various sources; for details see series descriptions.Location of originals note:Original of "A journal of Voyage to Davis Straits and Baffin Bay" is held by Mrs. E.E. Cass.Subject heading:- William Eden Cass - Diaries, 1824-1826 Brunswick (Ship), 1824-1826, 1890
- Goole (Yorkshire, England) - Obituaries, 1890 "A Journal of a Voyage to Davis Straits and Baffin Bay...", 1824-1826
- Dr. William Eden Cass - Death and burial, 1890 Dr. Elizabeth E. Cass, 1977, [1824-1826, 1890]
- Whaling - Baffin Bay (North Atlantic Ocean), 1824-1826 Captain Blyth, 1824-1826
- Whaling - Davis Strait, 1824-1826 The Goole Weekly Times, 1890
- London (England) - Lectures and lecturing, 1824-1826 Guy's Hospital (London, England), 1824-1826
- Medical care, 1824-1826 Arthur Credland, 1984, [1824-1826, 1890]
- Town Docks Museum. Keeper of Maritime History (Hull, England), 1984, [1824-1826, 1890]
Source:PrivateFormer archival reference no.:MG24-H69 -
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