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- 1819-1821 (Création/Production)
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1 box
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Notice biographique
Liddon entered the Navy in 1804 and after service in the West Indies, South America and the Mediterranean, was promoted to lieutenant in 1811. In January 1819 he commanded the GRIPER, which accompanied an expedition to the Arctic under Lieutenant (later Rear-Admiral Sir William Edward) Parry (1790-1855), the object of which was to discover the North-West Passage. He paid off the GRIPER in December 1820 and saw no further active service, although he was promoted to captain on the retired list.
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GB 0064 LID 1819-1821 Collection 1 box Liddon , Matthew , c 1792-1869 , Captain
Liddon entered the Navy in 1804 and after service in the West Indies, South America and the Mediterranean, was promoted to lieutenant in 1811. In January 1819 he commanded the GRIPER, which accompanied an expedition to the Arctic under Lieutenant (later Rear-Admiral Sir William Edward) Parry (1790-1855), the object of which was to discover the North-West Passage. He paid off the GRIPER in December 1820 and saw no further active service, although he was promoted to captain on the retired list.
The papers were presented by Mr D. Dawson in 1953.
Papers of Cpt Matthew Liddon, consisting of a collection of letters and orders received, mainly from Parry, 1819 to 1821, together with a number of drafts of letters written by Liddon to Parry.
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Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .
Edited by Sarah Drewery, Sep 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.
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The papers were presented by Mr D. Dawson in 1953.
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Papers of Cpt Matthew Liddon, consisting of a collection of letters and orders received, mainly from Parry, 1819 to 1821, together with a number of drafts of letters written by Liddon to Parry.
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- anglais
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- latin
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Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .
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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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