- MS 312/1-2;D Letters (2) to his father, 11 October to 14 December 1841 [In HMS Belvidere, Spithead] 3 leaves, holograph
- MS 312/3;D Letter to [James], 11 July 1845 [Whalefish Islands, HMS Terror] holograph
- MS 116/45/1-5;D Letters (5) to William Penny, 30 December 1836 to 24 March 1845 [Final letter announces his appointment as assistant surgeon in HMS Terror] 5 leaves, holograph
McDonald, correspondence
This material is held atScott Polar Research Institute Archives, University of Cambridge
- Reference
- GB 15 Alexander McDonald/Correspondence
- Dates of Creation
- 1841-1845
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description
- 8 letters
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
McDonald served as surgeon in HMS Terror during the British Naval Northwest Passage Expedition, 1845-1848 (leader Sir John Franklin) the majority of the letters deal with this expedition sent to search for a Northwest Passage in the unexplored region southwest of Barrow Strait.
Arrangement
Alphabetical