Letter to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
By: by W. Penny
Series: Making of the Modern World, Part IV: 1800-1890; Making of the Modern World, Part IV: 1800-1890
Publisher: Chapman & Hall
Published: 1852
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 58
Subjects: Discovery and exploration
Notes: "With an appendix."

Captain Penny  was "Late in command of an expedition for the search of Sir John Franklin under the orders of the Admiralty". The letter contains his protest at being denied permission to continue the search for Franklin.

The appendix includes various documents relating to the search for Franklin, including the Report of the Arctic Committee.

Reproduction of the original from the Goldsmiths' Library of Economic Literature, Senate House Library, University of London.

Shelfmark number: [G.L.] B.P. [Reform Club] 17.