Collection search - Correspondence relating to Franklin expeditions, etc. [textual record (microform), graphic material (microform)]

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Correspondence relating to Franklin expeditions, etc. [textual record (microform), graphic material (microform)]

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Date:

[ca. 1852-1877].

Reference:

MG21-Add.MSS.-35305-35309

Type of material:

Textual material, Photographs

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

124816

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John Barrow fonds

Correspondence relating to Franklin expeditions, etc.
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Date(s):

[ca. 1852-1877].

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 microfilm reel.

Language of material:

English

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Series consists of material relating to Franklin expeditions on microfilm reel A-1545. Add. MSS. 35309 (Barrow Bequest Volume X, Franklin Search Correspondence Volume IV), ff. 1-337. It includes: Captain Sherard Osborn, C.B. - Private Letters. The first six lettes (ff. 4-39) form a sort of journal, 1852-1854, of the expedition under Sir Edward Belcher (see Add. MSS 35307 above). The remainder are dated 21 January 1859 - 19 April 1861 and include (ff. 46-48) photographs of Lord Elgin and his staff - including Laurence Oliphant the author - and of H.M.S. Furious, Osborn's ship, which carried Lord Elgin's embassy to China in 1858-1859 (f. 2).

Also included are letters, 1859-1860 (f. 87): Captain Sir F[rancis] L[eopold] McClintock (1819-1907) in Discovery-yacht Fox. Captain Rochfort Maguire: letters, 1859 (f. 107). Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B.: letters, 1859-1860 (f. 117). Captain Sir Robert McClure: letters, 1859-1861 (f. 129). Captain G[eorge Henry] Richards: letter, 16 March 1859 (f. 141). Commodore Henry Kellett, C.B.: letters, 10 February 1860, n.d. (f. 148). Captain Henry Trollope: letters, 3 January 1860 - 22 October 1861 (f. 155). Captain Robert Jenkins: letters, 13 June 1859, 4 May 1860, with correspondence between Captain Jenkins and the Reverend William Harvey on the subject of naval reforms, 27 September and 12 October 1860 (f. 170). Captain [Robert Dawes] Aldrich: letter, 25 January 1860 (f. 179).

In addition: Commander G[eorge] A[nnesley] Phayre: letters, 1860 and n.d. (f. 184). Lady Franklin: letters, [1860] and n.d. (f. 198). Dr. [John] Rae. Letters, 6 April 1860 - 2 July 1877 (f. 201). Mr., W[illiam] Parker Snow: letters, 4 November 1859 - 26 March 1862 (f. 211). Dr. [Robert] McCormick: letters, 30 September 1859, 16 November 1860 (f. 288). Mlle [Justine] Bellot and Mme [Théophile] de Bray: letters [1859]-1860 (f. 293). Captain [William] Penny: letter, 7 February 1862 (f. 327). Captain [Richard] Collinson: letter, 22 October 1861 (f. 330). Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, Bart: letter, 7 March 1870, from Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, 1st baronet (1792-1871), President of the Royal Geographical Society (f. 333).

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MG21-Add.MSS.-35305-35309
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Textual records: microform

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Microfilm reel A-1545

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Graphic(photo): microform

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