Letter from John "Rob Roy" MacGregor, June 15, 1866.
Letter from John MacGregor, the "father of modern canoeing", designer of the "Rob Roy" canoe. Refers to the design of his canoes, with 30 of them sitting in the Paddington Canal.
Record Details
| Item reference: | AGC/M/18; X1998.003 DUP MS22/96 V1997.244 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Manuscript documents acquired singly by the Museum |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Extent: | 1 sheet |
| Date made: | 1866-06-15; 15 June 1866 |
| Creator: | MacGregor, John |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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