RefNo | MS/373/1/77 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter from Thomas Edward Thorpe, SS Germanic, to 'Dear Pern' [his wife, Caroline Emma Thorpe, nee Watts] |
Date | 6 July 1878 |
Description | Giving an account of his journey by White Star Line steamship to New York. Calls at Queenstown, Ireland. Describes on-board activity and fog off the banks of Newfoundland. Talks with Schuster about their work on arrival; they intend to link up with Wright of Yale before travelling West for the eclipse. |
Extent | 13p |
Format | Manuscript |
AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA7855 | Thorpe; Sir; Thomas Edward (1845 - 1925); chemist | 1845 - 1925 |