Letter from Captain Robert F. Scott to Sir Clements R. Markham, 1903.

Letter from Captain Robert F. Scott to Sir Clements R. Markham, dated 27 February 1903. Sent from the DISCOVERY expedition in Antarctica 1901-1904. Headed paper. Letter explains to Sir Clements why Scott is sending most of the merchant seamen home on a relief ship before spending another winter in Antarctica. One of those ordered home was Ernest Shackleton.

Record Details

Item reference: MRK/46/104; MRK/46/104 DUP
Level: ITEM
Date made: 1903-02-27