Silas Enoch Burrows and the Search for Sir John Franklin
Silas Enoch Burrows (1794-1830), a Stonington-born merchant, established a successful international shipping business operating from the cities of New York, San Francisco, Hong Kong and Montevideo among others. With his financial success, he became known for his generous charitable acts and, as a ma...
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ftscholexchange:oai:ojs.scholarlyexchange.org:article/18803 2023-05-15T15:02:56+02:00 Silas Enoch Burrows and the Search for Sir John Franklin Wamsley, Douglas 2019-01-09 application/pdf https://ijms.nmdl.org/article/view/18803 eng eng Array https://ijms.nmdl.org/article/view/18803/12297 https://ijms.nmdl.org/article/view/18803 Copyright (c) 2019 Interdisciplinary Journal of Maritime Studies Coriolis: the Interdisciplinary Journal of Maritime Studies; Vol 8 No 2 (2018) 2163-8381 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-Reviewed Article 2019 ftscholexchange 2023-01-04T07:16:27Z Silas Enoch Burrows (1794-1830), a Stonington-born merchant, established a successful international shipping business operating from the cities of New York, San Francisco, Hong Kong and Montevideo among others. With his financial success, he became known for his generous charitable acts and, as a man of the sea, he took a particular interest in the aid of shipwrecked mariners. After Sir John Franklin’s expedition ships HMS Erebus and HMS Terror were lost in the Arctic, Burrows befriended Lady Jane Franklin, the missing navigator’s wife, who was determined to ascertain the fate of her missing husband and his crew. Through the public and private relationships established by Burrows over the years, Burrows managed to assist Lady Franklin in a meaningful way in obtaining assistance in the search for her husband. This article examines circumstances that led to the involvement of Silas Burrows in the search for Sir John Franklin and his efforts on behalf of Lady Franklin. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Scholarly Exchange: E-Journals Arctic Burrows ENVELOPE(163.650,163.650,-74.300,-74.300) Stonington ENVELOPE(-66.997,-66.997,-68.185,-68.185) |
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Silas Enoch Burrows (1794-1830), a Stonington-born merchant, established a successful international shipping business operating from the cities of New York, San Francisco, Hong Kong and Montevideo among others. With his financial success, he became known for his generous charitable acts and, as a man of the sea, he took a particular interest in the aid of shipwrecked mariners. After Sir John Franklin’s expedition ships HMS Erebus and HMS Terror were lost in the Arctic, Burrows befriended Lady Jane Franklin, the missing navigator’s wife, who was determined to ascertain the fate of her missing husband and his crew. Through the public and private relationships established by Burrows over the years, Burrows managed to assist Lady Franklin in a meaningful way in obtaining assistance in the search for her husband. This article examines circumstances that led to the involvement of Silas Burrows in the search for Sir John Franklin and his efforts on behalf of Lady Franklin. |
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