RefNo | MC/23/467 |
AltRefNo | 08467 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter from [Robert Henry] Traill, 17 Erbury Road, Catford Hill, SE, to Sir Archibald Geikie KCB and [Professor Joseph] Larmor, Royal Society |
Creator | Traill; Robert Henry (1892-1989) |
Date | 23 September 1908 |
Description | In relation to sledge dogs for Antarctic journeys, informs that his brother, Arthur Traill of Stewarts Island, New Zealand, can supply trained sledge dogs, the number depending on the amount of notice given. Mentions that in the past Lieutenant Shackleton gave him too short a notice and he could not offer him more than a dozen dogs. |
Extent | 1p |
Format | Manuscript |
AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA6174 | Geikie; Sir; Archibald (1835 - 1924); geologist and historian | 1835 - 1924 |
NA7894 | Larmor; Sir; Joseph (1857 - 1942); physicist | 1857 - 1942 |