Charles Francis Hall (1821-1871)

Map of Frobisher Bay area marking Hall's discoveries in 1860-1862, n.d. (no.29); letter by Hall, 1864 (no.30); letter from Hall's Inuit companions Ebierbing ("Joe") and Tookolito ("Hannah") to "Mr. Grinnell" (which member of the Grinnell family, several of whom were promoters of Arctic exploration, is unclear), 1870, letter from "Hannah" to her mother, n.d., and Hall's signature, n.d., all mounted together (no.31); letter to Dr. Emil Bessels, chief scientist on Hall's last expedition on the Polaris, from Charles Schott of the U.S. Coast Survey, with map of Smith Sound area, 1871 (no.32); letter from Hall to Bessels shortly before departure, 1871 (no.33); note from New York Navy Yard dated on the day of Hall's departure, 1871 (no.34); list of articles ordered by the U.S. Navy for Hall expedition, c. 1871 (no.35); list of stores on the Polaris when at Thank God Harbour, Greenland, drawn up by George Tyson (1829-1906) (assistant navigator), William Morton (second mate) and Josep

1864-1872

14 items

Database description transcribed from Richard Aspin and Christopher Hilton's typescript supplement to S.A.J Moorat's Catalogue of Western Manuscripts

Item MS.7486/37, copy of a letter by Hall, 11 Oct 1871, written from a snow hut in Greenland, can be found on Wellcome Images, Image Nos.: L0046575-78