Envelope containing two copies of prayers used on Arctic expeditions, sent by Harrison on HMS ASSISTANCE at sea
Envelope is addressed to Miss Hamilton at 14 Octagon, Plymouth, stampmarked 2 August 1850 and containins ‘A prayer which may be used by those engaged in the Arctic Expedition, 1850’ and ‘A Prayer used in the expedition under Sir James C. Ross.’ Both are dated 6 June 1850.
Record Details
| Item reference: | HRR/4/19; MS1975/061 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Extent: | 1 file (3 items) |
| Date made: | 1850-08-02; 1850 2 Aug 1850 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Card depicting an Admiralty ship sloop (Manuscript) (HRR/4/1)
- Sketch of David Wilson, Ice Quarter Master, during the 1850-1852 Arctic Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin (Manuscript) (HRR/4/3)
- Chart, unknown location of coastline and harbour (Manuscript) (HRR/4/4)
- ‘The New Arctic Expedition’ extracted from the ‘Plymouth Journal (Manuscript) (HRR/4/5)
- A handwritten compendium of three items concerning the Expedition (Manuscript) (HRR/4/6)
- Songs of the North, dedicated to Mrs Austin, By the Authors (Manuscript) (HRR/4/7)
- An advertisement for ‘Royal Arctic Casino’, ‘A Grand Fancy Dress Ball!’ (Manuscript) (HRR/4/8)
- Songs of the North, Dedicated to Mrs Austin, By the Authors (Manuscript) (HRR/4/9)
- Handwritten ships' newspaper for HMS ASSISTANCE. Entitled "Aurora Borealis", Baffin Bay (Manuscript) (HRR/4/10)
- "Songs of the North. Dedicated to Mrs Austin, by the Authors. No.2 The Arctic Mariner. B Young. Printer. Arctic Regions. (Manuscript) (HRR/4/11)
- Advertisement for The First Grand Bal Masque at the Royal Arctic Casino (Manuscript) (HRR/4/12)
- Newspaper fragment for a piece entitled ‘The Wedded Pair’ by ‘A. S’ (Manuscript) (HRR/4/13)
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