Enderby, correspondence

Archive Unit

Scope and Content

  • MS 600/1;D Letter to [Sir Robert Peel], [1845] [Regarding the possibility of a base on the Auckland Islands] photostat

Administrative / Biographical History

The letter relates to the Southern Whale Fishery Company set up by Messrs Enderby in 1849 as an attempt to revive the whaling industry in the southern oceans, the venture was disbanded in 1852.

Arrangement

Chronological

Alternative Form Available

This is a copy

Related Material

The Institute holds archival collections for the following members of the Enderby family, Samuel, Mary and George, the Institute also holds collections for the company Messrs Enderby and The Southern Whale Fishery Company.

Location of Originals

British Museum (1982)

Subjects

Whaling