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Project / Collection Additional Manuscripts Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 35300-35309 Name Penny, William, Captain; Arctic Explorer

1. Add MS 35306

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 35306
Title:
BARROW BEQUEST Vol. VII. Letters relating to various naval expeditions, many addressed to John Barrow
Scope & Content:
The volume of letters is divided into the following sections: 1. ‘Captain Austin's expedition’ of 1850, in H.M. Ships Resolute, Assistance,Intrepid, and Pioneer: letters from Captains Horatio Thomas Austin and Erasmus Ommauney, Lieutenants Juhn Bertie Cator and Sherard Osborn, and others, 1850-...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1850-1873
Extent:
1 volume (342 folios)

2. Add MS 35309

Reference (shelfmark):
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)