letter to Captain Thomas Mitchell
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Object number2014.01001.02.78.07
Titleletter to Captain Thomas Mitchell
Creator Robert Fitzroy (author), Board of Trade (author), Admiralty
DescriptionTranscript of a letter to Captain Thomas Mitchell from Board of Trade and Admiralty, dated 19th November 1859; informing him of his inclusion in the First Class List of the Mercantile Navy List, due to the 'excellent character' of his meteorological registers, kept aboard the "Phoenician".
Found with a collection of David MacGregor's research notes and documents on the life of Captain Thomas Mitchell and his wife, Mary Elizabeth. This includes photocopies of the birth certificate of his son, George (b. 1865); notes concerning Mitchell and his connection to Captains George Alexander and Archibald Donald; Mitchell's death announcement and obituary in the Aberdeen Journal; research correspondence with Helen Donald; correspondence with the Meteorological Department of Board of Trade and Admiralty; and chronological grid of Mitchell's commanded voyages.
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Production date 1859-11-19 - 1859-11-19
Object nameletter
Object categorycorrespondence
Materialpaper
Techniquetyped
Dimensions
- height: 254 mm
width: 203 mm