Letter to William Tyrrell, 1885/05/24

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Title: Letter to William Tyrrell, 1885/05/24
Author: Tyrrell, J. W. (James Williams), 1863-1945
Extent: 3 p. on 2 sheets ; 26 x 21 cm
Date: 24 May 1885
Scope and Content: Item is a letter written by James Tyrrell to his father, William Tyrrell, from the Halifax Hotel. James describes Halifax, the harbour and the boats in the area. He writes in detail about the expedition ship, Alert.
Source of Title: Title based on contents of item
General Note: Item forms part of the sub-series entitled 'Correspondence (Author Files)'
Location: "Ms. Coll. 26, box 8, folder 94"
Publication Details: "The official account of the 1885 expedition was published as Report of the second Hudson's Bay expedition under the command of Lieut. A.R. Gordon, R.N., 1885 "
Subject (Name): Tyrrell, William, 1816-1904
Alert (Ship)
Subject (Place): Halifax (N.S.)
Subject (Topic): Letterheads
Digital ID: barrenlands:L10011
Related Item: https://barrenlands.library.utoronto.ca/islandora/object/barrenlands:T10007