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McCLINTOCK, Sir Francis Leopold (1819-1907). Explorer. Autograph Letter Signed to A. ?Mugford, 1 page 8vo, Portsmouth Dockyard, 1 November 1874. Acceding to a request. McClintock had commanded the steam yacht Fox, financed by Lady Franklin, which in 1859 had finally discovered the fate of Sir John Franklin's 1845 fateful expedition to seek the North West Passage. [No: 22474]
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