Palmer correspondence

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

  • Reference
    • GB 15 Charles Palmer / Correspondence
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1823
  • Name of Creator
  • Physical Description
    • Letter

Scope and Content

  • MS 1643;D Letter to Rev. Edward Palmer, 22 October 1823 [Written in HMS Hecla, Woolwich, describing Parry's second voyage to discover the North West Passage, describing encounters with Eskimos]

Administrative / Biographical History

The British Naval North West Passage Expedition, 1821-1823 (leader William Edward Parry) was to sail along the Foxe Basin. The expedition vessels HMS Fury (Parry) and HMS Hecla

Arrangement

Chronological

Related Material

The Institute holds an archival collection for William Edward Parry