Barrow, John, Sir, 1st Baronet of Ulverston (civil servant, promoter of exploration, and author)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1764-1848. - 1848
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Letters of and to Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald mostly concerning his treatises on telegraphic communication systems, but also others of his publications, and with some financial and legal papers., 1791-1825.
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Identifier: MS.50699
Scope and Contents
Letters of correspondents at the Admiralty.Barrow, JohnLetter, 1 September 1814, of John Barrow, Southampton, to John Macdonald praising his telegraphic system. Folios 1-2.Letter, 13 May 1817, of John Barrow, Admiralty, London, to John Macdonald stating that his work on telegraphic communication has been laid before the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Folios 3-4.Letter, 22 August 1818, of John Barrow, Admiralty, London, to John Macdonald...
Dates:
1791-1825.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Joliffe to Jones, H., 1826-1926.
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Identifier: MS.40625
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Jolliffe, Alice Adeliza.Letter, 1906, of Lady Alice Adelica Jolliffe to John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.Jolliffe, Hylton George Hylton.Letters, 1904-1905, 1917 and 1922, of Hylton George Hylton Jolliffe, 3rd Baron Hylton, to John Murray IV. Folios 3-19.Jolliffe, Thomas Robert.Letter, ?1854, of Thomas Robert Jolliffe to John Murray III. ...
Dates:
1826-1926.