Letters of John Franklin, of Eleanor Porden, and of Jane Franklin to John Murray II and to John Murray III. Also included is a letter, 2002, of Janice Cavell to Virginia Murray concerning the "Franklin diary"., 1822-1836, 2002
File
Identifier: MS.42236
Scope and Contents
(1) letters of John Franklin to John Murray II and to John Murray III;
(2) letters of Eleanor Porden to John Murray II;
(3) letters of Jane Franklin to John Murray II and to John Murray III;
(4) letter of Janice Cavell to Virginia Murray concerning Franklin`s arctic diary; and,
(5) photocopy, late 20th century-early 21st century, of a photograph of the sealed well at Stromness, Orkney where Franklin`s ships
the "Erebus" and the "Terror" watered in 1845.
Dates
- Creation: 1822-1836, 2002
Creator
- Murray, John (publisher (III)) (1808-1892) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John Samuel (publisher (II)) (1778-1843) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, Virginia, wife of John Murray VII, publisher, née Lascelles, b 1947: recipient (Recipient, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Extent
0.00 Linear metres
Other Finding Aids
Janice Cavell has not been index.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
0431K
Bibliography
Cavell, Janice. "Tracing the connected narrative : Arctic exploration in British print culture, 1818-1860".
(Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2008.) - From the author`s doctoral thesis, 2003.
(Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2008.) - From the author`s doctoral thesis, 2003.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Contact:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
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Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk