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McClure Arctic
Expedition
. (Manuscript)
1853-1967
HSR/Z/47
Correspondence and press cuttings relating to Schwatka's
expedition
, 1880-1881. (Manuscript)
1880-1881
MCL/45/1
Receipt for chronometers received from the Astronomer Royal by Lieutenant Vesconte on behalf of Sir John
Franklin
1845-05-10
ADL/D/18
Sir John Franklin's last message. (Manuscript)
1847-1859
HSR/C/9/1
Letters relating to polar exploration and the search for John
Franklin
1857-06-03
AGC/51/2
Diary of William Brett on HMS INVESTIGATOR search for Franklin's
expedition
and party. (Manuscript)
1848-10-07 - 1849-10-26
JOD/282
Letter from John
Franklin
to Mr Stilwell about paying Captain Huggins for the supplies they took from
1845-07-08
AGC/F/12
Letter to Mrs Crowe. (Manuscript)
AGC/F/10/2
Correspondence and notes. (Manuscript)
1819-1845
REY/1
Papers relating to the fitting out of the FOX, 1857. (Manuscript)
1857
MCL/22
Letters relating to polar exploration and the search for John
Franklin
1863-06-01
AGC/51/3
Notebook containing tabulated observations of magnetic force 8 January 1850-7 June 1855 (Manuscript)
1850-1855
CLS/35
'A Narrative of the Battle of St. Vincent' by Colonel Drinkwater Bethune. (Manuscript)
1840
MCL/26
Facsimile of the last message written by Sir John
Franklin
.
1847
FAC/1/3
Report of the proceedings by Captain Erasmus Ommaney, HMS ASSISTANCE, to Captain Horatio T Austin, 10 September 1850. (Manuscript)
1850-09-10
HSR/C/6
Journals of sledge journeys, 1859. (Manuscript)
1859
MCL/19
McClintock, Sir Francis Leopold, Admiral, 1819-1907. (Manuscript)
1825-1908
MCL
Plans of the steam yacht FOX (1854) and discovery sloop HMS INTREPID (1850). (Manuscript)
MCL/25
Franklin
.
REY/4/5
Photographs taken on board the FOX, 1857-1859. (Manuscript)
1857-1859
MCL/24
Newspaper cuttings. (Manuscript)
REY/3/22
Journal kept by William Simpson, Royal Marines HMS PLOVER, 1848-1850. (Manuscript)
1848-1850
JOD/76/1
Journal kept by Richard Roche in HMS RESOLUTE. (Manuscript)
1852-02 - 1854-08
JOD/249/1
Letterbook containing pressed copies of McClintock's letters, 1857-1858. (Manuscript)
1857-1858
MCL/23
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