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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 35300-35309 Language French Name Barrow, John, Keeper of Admiralty Records, 1808-1898

1. Add MS 35300-35309

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Add MS 35300-35309
Title:
Manuscripts bequeathed by Colonel John Barrow (1808-98), F.R.S., formerly Keeper of the Records of the Admiralty
Scope & Content:
The collection includes manuscripts of Sir John Barrow's (1764-1848) autobiography and other writings; drawings by William Alexander and Samuel Daniell of Lord Macartney's embassy to China (1792-93) and Sir John Barrow's mission to southern Africa (1802-03); and letters, drawings, maps and print...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1792-1892
Extent:
10 volumes

2. Add MS 35306-35309

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Add MS 35306-35309
Title:
BARROW BEQUEST. Vols. VII.-X. Letters to Colonel John Barrow from officers of all ranks and civilians, who took part in the various Arctic expeditions in search of Sir John Franklin, from Lady Jane Franklin and from a few others
Scope & Content:
Most of the letters were written during Col. John Barrow's official connection with the Admiralty, but they are all addressed to him in his private capacity, and many of them contain matter of a confidential nature, especially the ex parte accounts given him by Sir Edward Belcher on the one hand...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1849-1892
Extent:
4 volumes

3. Add MS 35309

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Add MS 35309
Title:
BARROW BEQUEST Vol. X. Letters of naval Captains and others, many addressed to John Barrow
Scope & Content:
The letters are divided into the following sections: 1. ‘Captain Sherard Osborn, C.B.’ Inscribed in pencil: ‘Private Letters’. The first six letters (ff. 4-39) form a sort of journal of the expedition under Sir E. Belcher (see Add MS 35307, art. 1); the remainder are dated 21 January 1859-19 Ap...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1859-1877
Extent:
1 volume (337 folios)