letter to Captain Thomas Mitchell
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Object number2014.01001.02.78.08
Titleletter to Captain Thomas Mitchell
Creator Henry Toynbee (author), Board of Trade (author), Admiralty (author)
DescriptionTranscript of a letter to Captain Thomas Mitchell from Henry Toynbee at the Meteorological Office, dated 6th December 1869, regarding a missing instrument and the meteorological logs aboard the 'Transatlantic', as well as arrangements for a possible meeting.
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 1869-12-06
Object nameletter
Object categorycorrespondence
Materialpaper
Techniquetyped
Dimensions
- height: 254 mm
width: 203 mm