Sarah Matilda Parry collection 1834

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Sarah Matilda Parry collection 1834

http://archiveshub.ac.uk/data/gb15-sarahmatildaparry

Correspondence (2 leaves)

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Scott Polar Research Institute

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Scott Polar Research Institute

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Parry Sarah Matilda 1782-1852

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Sarah Matilda Parry and William Edward Parry

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Sarah Matilda [Matty] Parry was born in 1782 in Bath, daughter of the eminent physician Caleb Hillier Parry and sister to the Arctic explorer William Edward Parry. She died in 1852. From the guide to the Sarah Matilda Parry collection, 1834, (Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge) ...

Parry, William Edward, Sir, 1790-1855

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Sir (William) Edward Parry: b 1790; entered Royal Navy 1803; Lt 1810; in 1818 he commanded the ALEXANDER, a hired brig under the orders of Captain John Ross in his expedition to the Arctic; in 1819 he was appointed to the HECLA, in command of an expedition to discover the north-west passage; promoted Commander, 1820 and Captain 1821; led a further three expeditions to the Arctic, 1821-1825; Hydrographer to the Admiralty, 1825; led a further expedition to the North Pole, 1827, reaching further no...