Robert McVicar collection 1815-1844

Faraday, Michael, 1791-1867

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English physicist and chemist. From the guide to the Michael Faraday letter, 1867 May 1, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) English chemist and physicist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Royal Institution, to Benjamin Dockray, 1856 Jan. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 607104668 Chemist, physicist. From the description of Michael Faraday letter, 1836. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 77010683 Engli...

Back, George, Sir, 1796-1878

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Epithet: Admiral; of Add MS 46125 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000566.0x0002c1 Epithet: Captain; RN British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000566.0x0002c3 ...

Kendall, Edward Nicholas, 1800-1845

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Epithet: Lieutenant; RN; Arctic explorer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000509.0x0003cd Edward Nicholas Kendall was born in 1800, the son of a naval captain. He was educated at the Royal Naval College in Portsmouth and entered the Royal Navy in 1814, later serving as a midshipman in a succession of ships. His experience in surveying in the North Sea led to his appointment as assistant surveyor on ...

McVicar, Robert

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Robert McVicar [MacVicar, McVicker] was born circa 1799, probably at Bowmore, Isle of Islay in Scotland. Between 1812 and 1814, he served with the Hudson's Bay Company as a clerk at York Factory, later spending fourteen years in the Saskatchewan and Athabasca region. Between 1819 and 1823, he spent his first winter command at Fort Resolution on Great Slave Lake, later becoming a chief trader following the amalgamation of the fur-trading companies in 1821. He assisted the...

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 ...

Barrow John 1764-1848 Sir 1st Baronet Secretary of the Admiralty Travel Writer

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Richardson, John, Sir, 1787-1865

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McVicar Robert c 1799-1864

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Hudson's Bay Co.

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Franklin Eleanor Anne c. 1797-1825

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