Murray correspondence

This material is held atScott Polar Research Institute Archives, University of Cambridge

  • Reference
    • GB 15 J Murray/correspondence
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1844-1851
  • Name of Creator
  • Physical Description
    • 2 letters

Scope and Content

  • MS 116/52;D Letter to William Penny, 31 December 1844 [Regarding harpoon guns] holograph
  • MS 116/53;D Letter to William Penny, 29 September 1851 [Requesting opinion of Franklin's survival]

Administrative / Biographical History

The correspondence relates to whaling matters and the search for the missing British Naval Northwest Passage Expedition, 1845-1848 (leader Sir John Franklin)

Arrangement

Chronological

Related Material

The institute holds an archival collection for William Penny