Pullen, correspondence

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

  • Reference
    • GB 15 William Pullen/Correspondence
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1850-1853
  • Name of Creator
  • Physical Description
    • 3 letters

Scope and Content

  • MS 248/458/1;D Letter to Great Britain Admiralty, 29 October 1850 [Reporting failure of Franklin search expedition] 8 leaves
  • MS 248/458/2;D Letter to John Barrow, 19 August 1852 [Regarding William Kennedy's wish to remain in the Arctic] 2 leaves
  • MS 1044/2;D Letter (copy) to Joseph Ren Bellot, 12 August 1853 [Instructions for proposed journey up Wellington Channel to Sir Edward Belcher's ships] 4 leaves (Xerox)
  • MS 1044/4;D Letter (copy) to William B Shellabear, 24 August 1853 [Regarding survivors of accident during which Joseph Ren Bellot drowned] (Xerox)

Administrative / Biographical History

The correspondence comprises of letters relating to the search for Sir John Franklin

Arrangement

The correspondence is arranged alphabetically by recipient

Alternative Form Available

These are copies

Related Material

The Institute holds extensive archival collections relating to the search for the British Naval Northwest Passage Expedition, 1845-1848 (leader Sir John Franklin)