- MS 248/462/1;D Letter to John Barrow, 8 November 1859 [Regarding search for Sir John Franklin]
- MS 248/462/2-29;D Letters (28) to Sophia Cracroft, 10 March 1857 to 28 May 1878 [Regarding search for Sir John Franklin, knighthood, Edward Belcher, George Nares and Arctic exploration] 34 leaves, holograph
- MS 248/462/30-37;D Letters (8) to Jane, Lady Franklin, 7 November 1861 to 18 December 1873 [Regarding Francis McClintock, Charles Hall, David Livingston and H M Stanley, post as Hydrographer of Admiralty] 11 leaves, holograph
Richards, correspondence
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- Dates of Creation1857-1873
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- Physical Description36 letters
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The correspondence relates to the many expeditions mounted by the Admiralty and private individuals to the Arctic in search of the British Naval Northwest Passage Expedition, 1845-1848 (leader Sir John Franklin)
Arrangement
The correspondence is arranged alphabetically by recipient
Alternative Form Available
MS 248/462/1;D is a copy of the letter made by Jane, Lady Franklin