Letters [manuscript]. 1870-1874.

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Letters [manuscript]. 1870-1874.

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The collection includes: 1. Thirteen handwritten signed letters from Robert Horace Walpole, three letters addressed to his mother & ten addressed to his father Commander Frederick Walpole, 1822-1876. R.H. Walpole was a midshipman on HMS Blanche & HMS Pearl during a tour of duty for the suppression of the slave trade, in Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific Islands, 1872-1874. His letters describe life on board ship & on shore, his financial difficulties, & his active service among the Pacific Islands including Fiji, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Marshall Islands & New Hebrides In letters to his mother in 1872 Walpole describes a "... search of a notorious kidnapper and pirate named Captain Hayes" (William Henry "Bully" Hayes, 1829-1877). 2. Fifteen business letters addressed to Frederick Walpole about his son's naval appointment, debts, bank drafts & clothing.

1 cm. (28 letters)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7073168

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Blanche (Ship)

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Walpole, F. (Frederick), 1822-1876

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Officer, 4th Regiment of British Osmanli Cavalry in Syria. From the description of Letters, 1855. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 24778388 From the guide to the Frederick Walpole Letters, 1855, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University) Epithet: author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000751.0x000289 ...

Hayes, William Henry, 1829-1877.

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Pearl (Ship)

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Walpole, Robert Horace, Earl of Orford, 1854-1931

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Robert Horace Walpole, b. 1854, was the son of Frederick Walpole, b. 1822, whose father was Horatio Walpole, 3rd Earl of Orford. R. H. Walpole was a midshipman on these voyages. From the description of Logs and papers [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225809910 Naval officer. Robert Horace Walpole, 1854-1931, was the son of Commander Frederick Walpole, 1822-1876, M.P. for North Norfolk, whose father was Horatio Walpole, 3rd Earl of Orford. R. H. Walpol...