Subarquivo GB 0064 HAR/301-359 - Lee, Dr John, lawyer and scientist (1783-1866)

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GB 0064 HAR/301-359

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Lee, Dr John, lawyer and scientist (1783-1866)

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  • [1850-1856] (Produção)

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Born John Fiott, brother of William Edward Fiott, Lee changed his name on inheriting property from his mother's family. In 1827 he also inherited the estate of Hartwell in Buckinghamshire. Lee was keenly interested in science and antiquities and was an active member of the Temperance Movement. The collection was used by E S Dodge, The Polar Roses (London, 1973).

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GB 0064 HAR/301-359 [1850-1856] Subfonds 1 box Lee , John , 1783-1866 , lawyer and scientist

Born John Fiott, brother of William Edward Fiott, Lee changed his name on inheriting property from his mother's family. In 1827 he also inherited the estate of Hartwell in Buckinghamshire. Lee was keenly interested in science and antiquities and was an active member of the Temperance Movement. The collection was used by E S Dodge, The Polar Roses (London, 1973).

The papers were purchased by Sir James Caird at Sotheby's in 1939 and form part of the Hartwell papers sold by Mrs Benedict Eyre.

Papers of Dr John Fiott consisting of forty-three letters written to Lee by Rear-Admiral Sir John Ross (1777-1856) and some papers, mainly printed, relating to the organisation of the FELIX expedition of 1850 to 1851 in search of Sir John Franklin. The earlier letters refer to this voyage, which was unsuccessful in finding Franklin. The later letters contain many references to Ross's participation in scientific societies, and in particular to the British Association for the Advancement of Science. There are critical comments on the official expeditions searching for Franklin. The letters also deal with the translation and publication in 1856 of a memoir of the Russian circumnavigator Admiral Krusenstern (1770-1846). There are many references to events in and around Ross's home town of Stranraer.

Please contact the Archive for further information.

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Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .

There are further papers relating to Lee in the Hartwell Collection in the Buckinghamshire Record Office.

Edited by Sarah Drewery, Jul 2011.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

2010-08-26 Ross , Sir , John , 1777-1856 , Knight , Arctic explorer , Rear Admiral Expeditions Lee , John Fiott , 1783-1866 , lawyer, antiquary, astronomer and geologist Polar regions Franklin , Sir , John , 1786-1847 , Knight , Rear Admiral , Arctic explorer British Association for the Advancement of Science Scotland Arctic Travel Climatic zones UK Western Europe Europe

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The papers were purchased by Sir James Caird at Sotheby's in 1939 and form part of the Hartwell papers sold by Mrs Benedict Eyre.

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Papers of Dr John Fiott consisting of forty-three letters written to Lee by Rear-Admiral Sir John Ross (1777-1856) and some papers, mainly printed, relating to the organisation of the FELIX expedition of 1850 to 1851 in search of Sir John Franklin. The earlier letters refer to this voyage, which was unsuccessful in finding Franklin. The later letters contain many references to Ross's participation in scientific societies, and in particular to the British Association for the Advancement of Science. There are critical comments on the official expeditions searching for Franklin. The letters also deal with the translation and publication in 1856 of a memoir of the Russian circumnavigator Admiral Krusenstern (1770-1846). There are many references to events in and around Ross's home town of Stranraer.

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Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .

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There are further papers relating to Lee in the Hartwell Collection in the Buckinghamshire Record Office.

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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