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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D8760/F/LIB/7/9
Former ReferenceD3311/216/1-2
TitlePrinted copies (2) of instructions from the Admiralty to Captain Austin and any other officers engaged in Arctic expeditions, since the last Parliamentary return
Date31 May 1850
DescriptionComprising copies of letter and orders to Captain William Penny of the ship "Lady Franklin", 10-11 Apr 1850, letter to James Saunders, Commander of H.M.S. North Star, 10 Apr 1850, and orders to Captain Horatio T. Austin of H.M.S. Resolute, 2 May 1850.
Ordered to be printed by the House of Commons, 31 May 1850.
Extent2 items
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorGell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
TermArctic exploration
Arctic regions
Parliamentary papers
Admiralty

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Austin; Horatio Thomas (fl 1850-1851); naval officer
Penny; William (fl 1850-1851); Whaling captain
Saunders; James (fl 1849-1850); naval officer
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