Somerset, Henry Charles Somers Augustus, 1874 - 1945 (soldier and politician)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1874 - 1945
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
File
Land of the Muskeg Expedition, 1892-07-14 - 1897-11-30
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/PLLN 5/1/9
Scope and Contents
Letters to AHP organised by Pollen family members under the heading 'Land of the Muskeg Expedition', relating to AHP's hunting expeditions in North America in pursuit of grizzly bears in 1893. Subjects and people include: the Hudson's Bay Company; the Sheriff of Humboldt County, California, on the possibilities for hunting and encountering Native Indians in Southern California; H. R. Round of Edmonton, Alberta; the Worcester Herald, regarding reports of AHP's hunting party's disappearance in...
Dates:
1892-07-14 - 1897-11-30
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
With the exception of the correspondence between Anthony Pollen and Jon Sumida, which remains closed until 2029, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
File
Peace River Expedition, 1893-06-15 - 1893-12-17
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/PLLN 5/1/7
Scope and Contents
Letters to AHP from friends and acquaintances in Britain and North America, mostly dating from AHP's expedition to the Peace River district in British Columbia, Canada for shooting with his friend Henry Somers Somerset. Subjects and people include: a letter of introduction from the Hudson Bay Company, with Pollen and Somerset's accounts for wilderness gear and hunting and camping accessories; the Catholic Summer School of America, regarding a course of lectures AHP was hoping to launch; and...
Dates:
1893-06-15 - 1893-12-17
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
With the exception of the correspondence between Anthony Pollen and Jon Sumida, which remains closed until 2029, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
File
Peace River Expedition, 1893-06-12 - 1893-07-04
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/PLLN 5/1/8
Scope and Contents
Letters from AHP to his mother, Maria Margaret Pollen, one with a detailed account of his travels across the USA and Canada and one with a diary account of the start of his hunting trip from Edmonton, Alberta to the Peace River district in British Columbia, Canada for shooting with his friend Henry Somers Somerset. The file also contains a typescript copy of the earlier letter, with a Pollen family member's annotations.
Dates:
1893-06-12 - 1893-07-04
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
With the exception of the correspondence between Anthony Pollen and Jon Sumida, which remains closed until 2029, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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