Ruthin, correspondence

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

  • Reference
    • GB 15 Sam Ruthin/Correspondence
  • Dates of Creation
    • [19th century]
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • Letter

Scope and Content

  • MS 1521/4/18;BJ Letter to John Brown, undated [Regarding James Weddell]

Administrative / Biographical History

John Brown and his son John Allan Brown collected material on Weddell, the correspondence is likely to have been in answer to a request for information on the captain who during a voyage of 1822-1824 on board the brig Jane sailed to 74° south.

Related Material

The Institute holds archival collections for James Weddell and John and John Allan Brown.