Series of Letters to and from Sir William Edward Parry.
Series of letters to and from William Edward Parry including a letter from William Edward Parry titled Private 29th September 1837 a letter from William Edward setting up a meeting with Sir William Hooker to discuss William's son Joseph Dalton Hooker 14 January 1839; a letter to Mr Hartford suggesting that John Franklin who was Master attendant of the Royal William Victualling might be able to help with Hartford's nautical exploration 14th October 1843; a letter from John Franklin to William Edward Parry which was included in William Edwards letter to Mr Hartford 13th October 1843; a letter from William Shrewsbury to Miss Rammel as well as a photograph of a painting of Sir Edward Parry.
Administrative / biographical background
Rear Admiral Sir William Edward Parry, (19 December 1790 – 8 or 9 July 1855) was an English rear-admiral and Arctic explorer. Sir William Jackson Hooker, (July 6, 1785 - August 12, 1865), English botanist who was the first director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew.
Administrative / biographical background
Rear Admiral Sir William Edward Parry, (19 December 1790 – 8 or 9 July 1855) was an English rear-admiral and Arctic explorer. Sir William Jackson Hooker, (July 6, 1785 - August 12, 1865), English botanist who was the first director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew.
Record Details
| Item reference: | ADL/Z/52; MSS/77/101 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Manuscript documents acquired singly by the Museum |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1796-12-05 - 1843-10-14; 1843-01-01 - ? |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- A collection of twenty four documents (petitions, warrants and a certificate) with notations. (Manuscript) (ADL/Z/8)
- Bunce, Cdr Benjamin, RN (d.1854). Various papers including some correspondence with some details of slavery. (Manuscript) (ADL/Z/9)
- Baldwin, Engineer Rear-Admiral George William. Appointments to the CBE and the CB, both signed by King George V. (Manuscript) (ADL/Z/10)
- Barton, Admiral Mathew (1715-95). Four commissions and a memoranda of services re 1778-93. (Manuscript) (ADL/Z/11)
- Edwards, John. Passports and commission to yacht WILLIAM AND MARY; two extracts re actions copied from ship's logbooks. (Manuscript) (ADL/Z/12)
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