Palmer-Parry collection, circa 1819-1861 | Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Title: Palmer-Parry collection, circa 1819-1861

ID: 01/02/02/POST-1650 MS 0435

Primary Creator: Palmer, Charles

Extent: 1.0 Boxes

Languages: English

Collection of letters, handwritten documents, and other materials belonging to Charles Palmer, Midshipman and Lieutenant, who was a member of the 1819-1821 Artic Expedition under Capt. (Commander) Parry, and also Sir J. Franklin.

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Box and Folder Listing

Folder 1

Item 1: Character certificate for Charles Palmer from Captain Robert Plampin, HMS Gibraltar, 1812

Item 2: Character certificate for Charles Palmer from Captain Augustus Brine, HMS Bellerophon, 1813

Item 3: Character certificate for Charles Palmer from Captain Charles Sotheby, HMS Tamar, 1816

Item 4: Character certificate for Charles Palmer from Captain William Edward Parry, HMS Hecla, 1820

Item 5: Accountant General of the Navy letter to Charles Palmer, 1857

Stated that enclosed is the Medal to which he is entitled for the Arctic Expeditions Dorothea.

Item 6: Bonney, Thomas (Archdeacon) letter to Charles Palmer, 1834

Bonney describes a medal sent to him by Palmer.

Folder 2

Item 7: Printed edition of North Georgia Gazette and Winter Chronicle, 1821

Inscribed by Charles Palmer. Object located at IUQ04784.

Item 8: Manuscript copy of North Georgia Gazette and Winter Chronicle, 1820

Belonged to Charles Palmer and served as possible inspiration for the printed edition. Located at Post-1650 MS 0334.

Folder 3

Item 9: Palmer, Charles, English to Inuktitut dictionary, undated

Dictionary on official Admiralty wage-sheet paper that includes 500 words with phonetic Inuktitut equivalents.

Folder 4

Item 10: Various, Four sketches by Inuit people, undated

Two sketches located in Q. Post-1650 MS 0435.

Folder 5

Item 11: Skene, A. (HMS Hecla), Sketch book, 1819-1820

Folder 6

Item 12: Grady, Thomas, "No. 3, or The Nosegay.", c. 1814

Includes pressed speciments of the leaves of plants, seaweeds, ferns, and lichens collected by Charles Palmer both inside the book and mounted in accompanying folder.

Folder 7

Item 13: "Contents of Sir John Richardson's account book of the Richardson-Rae overland expedition of 1848-1849", undated

Describes content from John Richarson journal, 01/02/02/POST-1650 MS 0052

Folder 8

Item 14: Bibliography of Arctic Materials at the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, undated