Code of signals and papers.

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Code of signals and papers.

Instructions and code books for the use of semaphore signals, copies of letters from the Colonial Secretary's Office, copies of testimonials sent to his widow, Elizabeth Charlotte Booth, letters from Lady Franklin and her niece Sophia Cracroft to Mrs Booth, extracts (modern) from Capt. Booth's diary kept while at Port Arthur.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7073105

Libraries Australia

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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...

Booth, Charles O'Hara, 1800-1851

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Captain of the 21st. Regiment of Royal North British Fusiliers, Commandant at Port Arthur Penal Settlement, 1833-1844, Superintendent at the Queen's Orphan School, 1844-1846. From the description of Journal and papers. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225789367 Captain Charles O'Hara Booth (1800-1851) was commandant of the convict stations on Tasman's Peninsula, Tasmania, from 1833 until 1844, when he was appointed superintendent of the Queen's Orphan School. While...

Franklin, Jane, 1791-1875

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Wife of Sir John Franklin. From the description of Letter, 1849, June 9, Bedford Place, London, to Sir. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122492662 Lady Jane Franklin, neeĢ Griffin, second wife of Sir John Franklin, Lt. Governor of Tasmania, 1836-1843. Lady Franklin took a great interest in the affairs of the colony, made a number of overland journeys in Australia and concerned herself with scientific research, public education and convict welfare. From the descript...

Queen's Orphan Schools.

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