- MS 395/87/1-79;back loan drawer, Letters (79) to George Back, 12 May 1836 to 11 June 1838 [Mainly official letters regarding the appointment of officers and men, preparation of the ship and repair after its return to Lough Swilly] holograph and printed
- MS 248/403/1-2;D Letters (2) to Donald Beatson, 27 February to 3 April 1852 [Regarding supplies for his projected Franklin search expedition, written by W A B Hamilton and Guy Stafford] 2 leaves
- MS 1521/4/2;BJ Letter J T Briggs (for Sidney Herbert, Admiralty) to J Brown, 23 June 1843
- MS 383/1;D Letter to Lieutenant William Colbeck, 12 August 1903 [Enclosing instructions to be followed while in command of the British Antarctic Relief Expedition, 1903-1904] photostat
- MS 1532/2/2;D Letter order to Crawford Conybeare, 20 September 1869 [To attend for an examination at Royal Naval College]
- MS 116/27/14;D Letter to John Hume, 23 January 1850 [Authority to draw 100 expenses for whaler Advices contribution to British Whaling and Franklin Search Expedition, 1849 (Captain William Penny)] 1 leaf
- MS 248/405;D Letter to Leopold McClintock, October 1859 [Reply to letter regarding relics of Franklin expedition brought back on the Fox] 1 leaf
- MS 498;MJ Letter to Sir George Strong Nares, 5 June 1877 [Regarding the British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876 to North Greenland and Canada] microfilm
- MS 116/27/1-12;D Letters (12) to William Penny, 23 November 1839 to 14 December 1854 [Regarding discovery of bay opening into eastern Cumberland Strait, Franklin search, pay of crews etc] 13 leaves
- MS 248/406;D Letter to William Penny, [1851] [Refusal to allow him to make a second attempt in Franklin search] 1 leaf
- MS 1226/12/1-3;D Letters (3) to Sir James Clark Ross, 1855 to 1858 [Regarding a testimonial to Sir Francis Beaufort, Arctic medal, distillation of seawater] holograph
- MS 116/27/15;D Letter (copy) to John Roy, 17 March 1856 [Regarding rewards for discovery of Franklin's fate] 1 leaf
- MS 1453/105;1-2;D Letters (2) to Kathleen Scott, 13 November 1913 to 9 February 1914 [Regarding promotions and gratuities for members of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913] 2 leaves, typescript
- MS 248/407;D Letter to United Service Institution, 10 October 1859 [Regarding Franklin relics brought back from Fox see MS 248/405;D] 1 leaf
Admiralty, correspondence
This material is held atScott Polar Research Institute Archives, University of Cambridge
- Reference
- GB 15 Great Britain, Admiralty/Correspondence
- Dates of Creation
- 1837-1914
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description
- Circa 107 letters. MS 498;MJ is on microfilm.
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The correspondence comprises of letters relating to the Franklin Search Expeditions sent to look for the missing Northwest Passage Expedition of 1845-1848, these include the British Whaling and Franklin Search Expedition, 1849 (Captain William Penny). Other letters relate to the British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876 (leader George Strong Nares), the British Relief Expedition sent to the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904 (leader Robert Falcon Scott) and the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913 (leader Robert Falcon Scott)
Arrangement
The correspondence is arranged alphabetically by recipient.
Alternative Form Available
MS 498;MJ is a copy.
Location of Originals
MS 498;MJ in Public Archives of Canada (1982)