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Add MS 40666
- Record Id:
- 032-002092479
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002092479
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000051.0x00033f
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 40666
- Title:
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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 includes also three midshipman's certificates (ff. 15, 18, 19), and a letter (f. 20) from Capt. W. P. Cumby to T. A. Franklin, 1806. The correspondence is chiefly of family interest, but contains a certain amount of naval information. Paper; ff. 35. Quarto. Lot 530 at Sotheby's, 23 May 1922.
- Scope & Content:
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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 certificate.: 1806.: Copy.
- f. 1 Reverend Thomas Booth: Baptismal certificate of Sir J. Franklin signed by: 1806.
- ff. 3-31 passim Ann Peacock, wife of S Peacock: Letters to, from her brother Sir J. Franklin: 1804-1808.
- ff. 3-32 Navy; England: Letters and papers of Sir J. Franklin: 1804-1808.
- f. 15 Captain William Pryce Cumby, RN: Certificate on behalf of J. Franklin: 1805.
- f. 18 Captain Edward Rotheram, HMS ' Bellerophon.': Certificate to J. Franklin: 1806.: Signed.
- f.19 Captain John Loring, RN, of HMS ' Salvador del Mundo.': Certificate to J. Franklin: 1806.
- f. 20 Captain William Pryce Cumby, RN: Letter to T. A. Franklin: 1806.
- ff. 23-28, 33, 35 Stephen Peacock, leather-seller, of London: Letters to, from Sir J. Franklin: 1807-1825.
- f. 29 Willingham Franklin: Letter to, from his brother Sir J. Franklin: 1808.
- f. 29 Sir John Franklin, Arctic explorer; d.1847: Letter to his brother W. Franklin: 1808.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002092479
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002092479
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1804
- End Date:
- 1825
- Date Range:
- 1804-1825
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Material Type:
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- Legal Status:
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- Names:
- Booth, Thomas, Reverend
Cumby, William Pryce, Captain; RN
Franklin, John, Arctic explorer, 1786-1847
Franklin, Willingham
Jerburgh, Richard, Curate of Spilsby
Loring, John, Captain; RN, of HMS ' Salvador del Mundo.'
Navy of England
Peacock, Ann, wife of S Peacock
Peacock, Stephen, leather-seller, of London
Rotheram, Edward, Captain; HMS ' Bellerophon.'