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Palmer-Parry collection, circa 1819-1861

By UIUC RBML Staff

Collection Overview

Title: Palmer-Parry collection, circa 1819-1861

ID: 01/02/02/POST-1650 MS 0435

Creator: Palmer, Charles

Extent: 1.0 Boxes

Languages: English [eng]

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Collection of letters, handwritten documents, and other materials belonging to Charles Palmer, Midshipman and Lieutenant, who was a member of the 1819-1821 Artic Expedition under Capt. (Commander) Parry, and also Sir J. Franklin.

Link to catalog record: https://i-share-uiu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CARLI_UIU/gpjosq/alma99657406212205899

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions: Open to researchers.

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Box and Folder Listing

Folder 1Add to your cart.
Item 1: Character certificate for Charles Palmer from Captain Robert Plampin, HMS Gibraltar, 1812Add to your cart.
Item 2: Character certificate for Charles Palmer from Captain Augustus Brine, HMS Bellerophon, 1813Add to your cart.
Item 3: Character certificate for Charles Palmer from Captain Charles Sotheby, HMS Tamar, 1816Add to your cart.
Item 4: Character certificate for Charles Palmer from Captain William Edward Parry, HMS Hecla, 1820Add to your cart.
Item 5: Accountant General of the Navy letter to Charles Palmer, 1857Add to your cart.
Stated that enclosed is the Medal to which he is entitled for the Arctic Expeditions Dorothea.
Item 6: Bonney, Thomas (Archdeacon) letter to Charles Palmer, 1834Add to your cart.
Bonney describes a medal sent to him by Palmer.
Folder 2Add to your cart.
Item 7: Printed edition of North Georgia Gazette and Winter Chronicle, 1821Add to your cart.
Inscribed by Charles Palmer. Object located at IUQ04784.
Item 8: Manuscript copy of North Georgia Gazette and Winter Chronicle, 1820Add to your cart.
Belonged to Charles Palmer and served as possible inspiration for the printed edition. Located at Post-1650 MS 0334.
Folder 3Add to your cart.
Item 9: Palmer, Charles, English to Inuktitut dictionary, undatedAdd to your cart.
Dictionary on official Admiralty wage-sheet paper that includes 500 words with phonetic Inuktitut equivalents.
Folder 4Add to your cart.
Item 10: Various, Four sketches by Inuit people, undatedAdd to your cart.
Two sketches located in Q. Post-1650 MS 0435.
Folder 5Add to your cart.
Item 11: Skene, A. (HMS Hecla), Sketch book, 1819-1820Add to your cart.
Folder 6Add to your cart.
Item 12: Grady, Thomas, "No. 3, or The Nosegay.", c. 1814Add to your cart.
Includes pressed speciments of the leaves of plants, seaweeds, ferns, and lichens collected by Charles Palmer both inside the book and mounted in accompanying folder.
Folder 7Add to your cart.
Item 13: "Contents of Sir John Richardson's account book of the Richardson-Rae overland expedition of 1848-1849", undatedAdd to your cart.
Describes content from John Richarson journal, 01/02/02/POST-1650 MS 0052
Folder 8Add to your cart.
Item 14: Bibliography of Arctic Materials at the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, undatedAdd to your cart.