Alexander McDonald collection 1841-1845

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Alexander McDonald collection 1841-1845

Correspondence (9 leaves)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6285028

Scott Polar Research Institute

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Cyriax Richard Julius 1897-1967

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British Naval Northwest Passage Expedition Canada 1845-1848

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Griffiths Edward 1792-1883

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Gregorovius, Heinrich Gustav 1786-1847

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Callender, Geoffrey, 1875-1946

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Couch Edward d ? 1848

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Franklin, John, 1786-1847

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British explorer, credited with discovery of Northwest Passage; died on his third arctic expedition, 1847. From the description of ALS, 1827 Nov. 29, London, to Catherine Franklin, Nottingham. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122489346 Sir John Franklin, British naval officer and Arctic explorer. From the description of Sir John Franklin manuscript material : 2 items, 1819-1823 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 226044023 ...

Crozier, Francis Rawdon Moira, 1796-1848

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Francis Rawdon Moira Crozier was born in September 1796 at Banbridge, Ireland. He entered the Royal Navy in 1810, serving in Hamadryad and in Briton, before spending nearly two years on the Thames guard ship Meander and the Portsmouth flagship Queen Charlotte . After passing his examination in 1817, he served as mate in the sloop Doterel sailing to the Cape of Good Hope in 1818. On his return to Britain, Crozier accompanied Edward Parry in two successive expeditions in search of a Northwest Pass...

Colston, John.

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John Colston was a surgeon and contemporary of Sir John Franklin (1786-1847). He resided in Herefordshire and during the autumn of 1849 he corresponded with Jane, Lady Franklin regarding the British Naval Northwest Passage Expedition, 1845-1848 (leader Sir John Franklin) From the guide to the John Colston collection, 1849, (Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge) ...

Auckland, George Eden, Earl of, 1784-1849

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George Eden, earl of Auckland, politician and governor-general of India. He and his sisters Emily Eden and Fanny, who kept house with him, were esteemed members of Whig society. From the guide to the Lord Auckland manuscript material : 2 items, 1827-1846, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) George Eden, earl of Auckland, politician and governor-general of India. He and his sisters Emily Eden and Fanny, who kept house with ...

McDonald Alexander d ? 1848

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Cracroft, Sophia, 1816-1892

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Epithet: niece of Sir J Franklin British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000561.0x0001f2 Sophia Cracroft accompanied her aunt, Lady Jane Franklin, on a trip to Sitka in 1870 on the vessel Newbern, to search for her husband Sir John Franklin's lost expedition. From the description of Journal kept during trip to Alaska by Sophia Cracroft, 1870 May 12 to June 14. (Alaska State Library). WorldCat record id: 420...

Franklin Jane 1792-1875

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McDonald, Alexander

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Alexander McDonald [MacDonald] studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh. In 1840, he participated in the British Whaling and Exploring Expedition, sailing to Baffin Island in Bon Accord under Captain William Penny. In 1845, he was appointed assistant surgeon in HMS Terror under Francis Crozier on the ill-fated British Naval Northwest Passage Expedition, 1845-1848 (leader Sir John Franklin), sent by the Admiralty to complete the search for a Northwest Passage beyond Lancaster Sound and Bar...

Stanley Steven Samuel d 1848

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Fitzjames James d 1848

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Gore Graham d ? 1848

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Osmer Charles Hamilton d ? 1848

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