1. Add MS 40666
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 40666
- Title:
- FIFTEEN letters of Sir John Franklin, Arctic explorer, to his sister Ann, her husband, Stephen Peacock, leather-seller, of London, and (one, f. 29) to his brother, Willingham Franklin; 1804-1825. The first thirteen letters range from 26 Aug. 1804 to 9 Aug. 1808, when Franklin was midshipman, etc., on board H.M.S. Bellerophon and H.M.S. Bedford; the last two, dated 8 Dec. 1818 and 27 Jan. 1825, were written in England. The volume opens with a baptismal certificate of Franklin (f. 1), and incl...
- Scope & Content:
- Sir John Franklin, Arctic explorer; d.1847: Letters to his sister and brother-in-law A. and S. Peacock: 1804-1825. includes: f. 1 Richard Jerburgh, Curate of Spilsby: Baptismal certificate of Sir J. Franklin signed by: 1806.f. 1 Sir John Franklin, Arctic explorer; d.1847: Baptismal certifi...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1804-1825
- Extent:
- 1 item