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- 1823 / (Creation)
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12 ff. (transcript of letter paginated 1-19) ; 334 x 203 mm. and less. Between boards.
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Tom Norton; Llandrindod; Donation; November 1949
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A typescript letter (with brief manuscript end-note), dated 25 October 1928, from W. G. Perrin of the Society for Nautical Research to an undisclosed recipient enclosing a transcript, c. 1823, of a letter, dated 1 August 1823, written aboard HMS Fury by William Harvey Hooper, ship's purser. HMS Fury, under the captaincy of William Edward Parry, was on an exploratory voyage to seek out the Northwest Passage.
Hooper's letter contains a sketch map of part of the voyage (f. 6) and a table containing meteorological data (f. 11). The material also includes typescript notes relating to HMS Fury, HMS Hecla and Captain Parry.
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Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to abide by the conditions noted on the 'Modern papers - data protection' form issued with their readers' tickets.
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Usual copyright laws apply.
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English.
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Watermark (1923).
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Preferred citation: NLW MS 17411D.
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- Society for Nautical Research. (Subject)
- HMS Fury (Subject)
- HMS Hecla (Subject)
- Parry, William Edward, Sir, 1790-1855. (Subject)
- Perrin, W. G. (Subject)
- Hooper, William Harvey (Subject)
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Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH.
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May 2007.
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- English
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Description compiled by Bethan Ifans;