- MS 116/9/1-41;D Letters (41) to William Penny, 10 April 1850 to 29 January 1860 [Regarding Arctic exploration, grant of land, the first screw whale ship, mention of Rae, McClure, Colonial Office, Jane, Lady Franklin and McClintock] 63 leaves, mainly holograph
- MS 1226/2/1-3;D Letters (3) to Sir James Clark Ross, 1848-1855 [Personal news, papers for Franklin] 3 leaves, holograph
- MS 248/340;D Letter (extract) to W P Snow, 26 June 1857 [Regarding fund raising for Franklin search expedition] holograph
Barrow, correspondence
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- Dates of Creation1848-1860
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- Physical Description45 letters
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The correspondence relates to the search for Sir John Franklin and the missing British Naval Northwest Passage Expedition, 1845-1848, and general Arctic exploration.
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