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Letters, papers and newspaper cuttings relating to the expeditions of D'Urville and...
Catalogue reference: BJ 2/4
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This record is about the Letters, papers and newspaper cuttings relating to the expeditions of D'Urville and... dating from 1838-1847 in the series Sir James Clark Ross: Correspondence and Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- BJ 2/4
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1838-1847
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Description (What the record is about)
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Letters, papers and newspaper cuttings relating to the expeditions of D'Urville and Wilkes and their relationship to the Ross expedition. Letter to Ross from Wilkes on USS Vincennes (1840) and copy of Wilkes' letter to the Editor of "The Union" (1847).
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C471380/
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BJ 2
Sir James Clark Ross: Correspondence and Papers
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