- MS 248/432/1-3;D Letters (3) to Sir John Franklin, 17 February 1826 to 6 July 1848 [Reference to William Parry, Philip Parker King and survey of South America] 7 leaves, holograph
Kay, correspondence
This material is held atScott Polar Research Institute Archives, University of Cambridge
- Reference
- GB 15 Mary Anne Kay/Correspondence
- Dates of Creation
- 1826-1848
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description
- 3 letters
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The correspondence with Sir John Franklin contains mention of exploration particularly around South America
Arrangement
Chronological
Note
The last letter was returned to Mary, Sir John died in 1847 during the ill-fated British Naval Northwest Passage Expedition, 1845-1848.
Additional Information
The last letter was returned to Mary, Sir John died in 1847 during the ill-fated British Naval Northwest Passage Expedition, 1845-1848.