Barrow Bequest, volume 7

Summary Description: Correspondence of Colonel John Barrow, son of Sir John Barrow, Bt., mostly relating to the organisation of expeditions to the Arctic. The volume also includes material concerning relations with American explorers, the Danish authorities and 'Esquimaux', whaling, an encounter with Russian ships during the Crimean War, conflict with China, and the search for Sir John Franklin.
General noteAMDigital Reference: Add MS 35306.
Original versionReproduction of: Barrow Bequest, volume 7 1832-1873.
Location of originalBritish Library
Copyright noteBritish Library
LanguageText in English, French.
Source of descriptionDescription based on online resource (viewed on May 28, 2018).