Ref NoGSL/L/R/13/53
TitleLetter from Roderick Impey MURCHISON
Date10 Nov 1853
LevelItem
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FormatDocument
DescriptionSecretary's In Letters: Roderick Impey MURCHISON, Royal Geographical Society, London, 10 Nov 1853. Re: Forwarding the resolutions [not included] for the Bellot Testimonial fund.
Administrative HistoryWhen the 1845 expedition, led by Sir John Franklin, disappeared whilst trying to find the Northwest passage, Franklin's wife campaigned for the Admiralty to organise search parties to find him. The arctic explorer and French naval officer Lt Joseph René Bellot died during one of these searches in 1853.
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LanguageEnglish
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameMURCHISON | Sir | Roderick Impey | 1792-1871 | Baronet | geologist and geographer
Previous referenceLR13/53
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/263BELLOT; Joseph René (1826-1853); Arctic explorer1826-1853
DS/UK/2MURCHISON; Sir; Roderick Impey (1792-1871); Baronet; geologist and geographer1792-1871
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