Letter by Andrew Alexander, ship's surgeon, to next of kin of William Wheatley
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Object number1997.003
TitleLetter by Andrew Alexander, ship's surgeon, to next of kin of William Wheatley
Creator Andrew Alexander (author)
DescriptionLetter on blue paper, written by Dr Andrew Alexander, surgeon on board the ss Great Britain to next of kin of William Wheatley, dated 22 April 1866. Alexander informs them that Wheatley has been swept overboard whilst working on deck during a voyage from Liverpool to Melbourne in 1866.
Production date 1866-04-22 - 1866-04-22
Object nameletter
Object categorycorrespondence
Materialpaper
Techniqueprinted, hand-written