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Letter to Colbeck arranging a meeting DUNIH 1.116

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Letter to Colbeck arranging a meeting

Letter, from Ernest Shackleton (Shackles) 63, James Street London S.W.William Colbeck, no date but circa 1907-1908. Handwritten on headed Caledonian United Service Club, Edinburgh paper ( scored through). The letter concerns arranging a meeting with Colbeck. Belonging to a collection of papers associated with William Colbeck, Captain of the "Morning", which made two trips to Antarctica as a relief vessel for the "Discovery" during the British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904.

Number: DUNIH 1.116
Name: Letter to Colbeck arranging a meeting
Date: 1907
Maker: Shackleton, Ernest
Location: In Store