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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D8760/F/LIB/7/17 |
| Former Reference | D3311/211/1-2 |
| Title | Printed copies (2) of report from the Select Committee on Arctic Expedition, with proceedings of the Select Committee, minutes of evidence and appendix. |
| Date | 20 Jul 1855 |
| Description | Appointed to inquire into the circumstance of the expedition commanded by Captain M'Clure and the claims of Captains Collinson and Kellett, with views to ascertain whether any of what rewards may be due.
Comprising report, dated 20 July 1855 (pages iii-ix), proceedings of committee, 2-18 July 1855 (pages x-xix), list of witnesses, 2-6 July 1855(page xx), minutes of evidence, 2-6 July 1855 (pages 1-32), appendix of tabular return from the Admiralty relating to Arctic discoveries from 1819-1850, reecording names of officers and ships, dates of sailings nd returns, places wintered, and coats discovered. (pages 33-34) and letter from Lady Franklin on the relative claims of her "late" husband and his companions and Captain McClure, (page 35), with chart of the Arctic shores of America and part of Asia, drawn from offical documents by John Arrowsmith.
Ordered to be printed by the House of Commons, 20 Jul 1855: 35 pages, with chart. One copy marked Gell at top. |
| Extent | 2 items |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth |
| Format | Printed |
| Term | Geographical exploration |
| Arctic regions |
| Parliamentary papers |
| Naval personnel |
| Navy officers |
| Sailors |
| Explorers |
| Geographical exploration |
| Franklin Expedition (1845) |
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