- MS 1521/4/4;BJ[Weddell] Letter John Brown to Mrs Murray, 30 January 1839
- MS 1521/4/5;BJ[Weddell] Letter John Brown to Dr Robertson, 14 February 1839
- MS 1521/4/7;BJ[Weddell] Letter John Brown to Admiral Sartorius, 21 February 1839
- MS 1521/4/6;BJ[Weddell] Letter John Brown to [Werdan] 21 February 1839
- MS 1521/4/1;BJ[Weddell] Letter John Allen Brown to John Brown 6 June 1843
- MS 1521/4/8;BJ[Weddell] Letter John Brown to Edward Bransfield, 7 June 1843
- MS 1521/4/9;BJ[Weddell] Letter John Brown to Admiral S Herbert, 10 July 1843
- MS 1521/4/10;BJ[Weddell] Letter John Brown to Philip, 10 July 1943
- MS 1521/4/27;BJ[Weddell] Obituary, May 1861 [For John Brown FRGS, FRSNA [From Gentleman's Magazine May 1861]
- MS 1521/4/30;BJ[Weddell] Portrait of James Weddell by John Brown, 1895
- MS 1521/3;BJ[Weddell] Life of Captain Weddell [Biographical sketch by John Brown]
- MS 1521/4/29;BJ[Weddell] Notebook, undated [Biographical notes on Weddell by John Brown]
- MS 1521/4/31;BJ[Weddell] Concise bibliographical account of the late James Weddell by John Brown
- MS 1521/4/11;BJ[Weddell] Letter John Brown to Dr Robertson, undated [incomplete]
Brown, Weddell collection
This material is held atScott Polar Research Institute Archives, University of Cambridge
- Reference
- GB 15 John Brown and John Allen Brown/Weddell collection
- Dates of Creation
- 1839-1895
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description
- Circa 9 letters and 6 biographical sketches
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The collection comprises of material collated by Brown and his son John Allen regarding the Antarctic explorer James Weddell who while captain of the Jane sailed to 74° south during his voyage of 1822-1824.
Arrangement
Chronological.