Letter from Sir William Edward Parry, with related material. 1828-1841.

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Letter from Sir William Edward Parry, with related material. 1828-1841.

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Comprises 1 autograph letter from Parry to Thomas Crofton Croker dated 2 October 1837 (with a transcript), 1 note from Parry to C.J. Featherstone dated 2 December 1841, 1 undated addressed envelope from Parry to J. James sealed with red seal, and 1 printed portrait of 'Captn. W. Parry, R.N.', engraved by Edward Finden from a painting by J. Jackson, R.A., and published in January 1828 by John Murray, London. The bound volume includes a biography of Parry which is very similar to that contained in the Dictionary of National Biography.

1 letter (2 ff. conjoined), 1 dated note, 1 envelope, and 1 printed port., all held in 1 envelope, manuscript and printed material.

Brotherton Library, University of Leeds

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SNAC Resource ID: 7683228

Brotherton Library, University of Leeds

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Croker, Thomas Crofton, 1798-1854

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Thomas Crofton Croker was an Irish antiquary who devoted most of his life to collecting ancient Irish poetry and Irish folklore. In England in 1828 he founded the Society of Noviomagus with a small circle of like-minded friends. From the guide to the T. Crofton Croker Collection, 1827-1925, (Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections) Thomas Crofton Croker was born in County Cork, and worked as a clerk in the British Admiralty for some forty y...

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...