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Reynolds, John Richardson, Lieutenant-Colonel, 1873-1934; and Reynolds, Willingham
Franklin
, 1875-1934
1819-2000
REY
McClure Arctic
Expedition
. (Manuscript)
1853-1967
HSR/Z/47
Diary of William Brett on HMS INVESTIGATOR search for Franklin's
expedition
and party. (Manuscript)
1848-01-01 - ?
JOD/282
Receipt for chronometers received from the Astronomer Royal by Lieutenant Vesconte on behalf of Sir John
Franklin
1845-01-01 - ?
ADL/D/18
Letters relating to polar exploration and the search for John
Franklin
1857-06-01
AGC/51/2
Letter to Mrs Crowe. (Manuscript)
AGC/F/10/2
Sir John Franklin's last message. (Manuscript)
1847-01-01 - 1859-12-31
HSR/C/9/1
Correspondence and notes. (Manuscript)
1819-1845-12-31
REY/1
Letter from John
Franklin
to Mr Stilwell about paying Captain Huggins for the supplies they took from
1845-01-8 - ?
AGC/F/12
Facsimile of the last message written by Sir John
Franklin
.
1847-01-01 - ?
FAC/1/3
Report of the proceedings by Captain Erasmus Ommaney, HMS ASSISTANCE, to Captain Horatio T Austin, 10 September 1850. (Manuscript)
1850-01-01 - ?
HSR/C/6
Journals of sledge journeys, 1859. (Manuscript)
1859
MCL/19
Letterbook containing pressed copies of McClintock's letters, 1857-1858. (Manuscript)
1857-1858
MCL/23
Photographs taken on board the FOX, 1857-1859. (Manuscript)
1857-1859
MCL/24
Papers relating to the fitting out of the FOX, 1857. (Manuscript)
1857
MCL/22
Notebook containing tabulated observations of magnetic force 8 January 1850-7 June 1855 (Manuscript)
1850-1855-12-31
CLS/35
'A Narrative of the Battle of St. Vincent' by Colonel Drinkwater Bethune. (Manuscript)
1840
MCL/26
Reports on their sledge journeys by Lieutenant William R. Hobson and Allen W. Young, 1859. (Manuscript)
1859
MCL/20
Plans of the steam yacht FOX (1854) and discovery sloop HMS INTREPID (1850). (Manuscript)
MCL/25
Franklin
.
REY/4/5
Journal kept by William Simpson, Royal Marines HMS PLOVER, 1848-1850. (Manuscript)
1848-01-01 - 1850-12-31
JOD/76/1
Franklin
.
REY/4/8
Franklin
.
REY/4/9
Newspaper cuttings. (Manuscript)
REY/3/22
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