Guide to the Letters concerning Robert Horace Walpole, Earl of Oxford, 1870-1874

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Content Summary:: The collection includes: 1. Thirteen handwritten signed letters from Robert Horace Walpole, three letters addressed to his mother ten addressed to his father Commander Frederick Walpole, 1822-1876. R.H. Walpole was a midshipman on HMS Blanche HMS Pearl during a tour of duty for the suppression of the slave trade, in Australia, New Zealand the Pacific Islands, 1872-1874. His letters describe life on board ship on shore, his financial difficulties, his active service among the Pacific Islands including Fiji, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Marshall Islands New Hebrides In letters to his mother in 1872 Walpole describes a '... search of a notorious kidnapper and pirate named Captain Hayes' (William Henry 'Bully' Hayes, 1829-1877). 2. Fifteen business letters addressed to Frederick Walpole about his son's naval appointment, debts, bank drafts clothing.
Biographical / Historical:: Naval officer. Robert Horace Walpole, 1854-1931, was the son of Commander Frederick Walpole, 1822-1876, M.P. for North Norfolk, whose father was Horatio Walpole, 3rd Earl of Orford. R. H. Walpole was a midshipman on the HMS Blanche and HMS Pearl in the Pacific, 1872-1874 and later became the 5th Earl of Orford.

Location of this collection:: National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia