American Dr. John Jeffries and French Jean Pierre Blanchard were the first to aerially cross the English Channel. They made their quarrelsome journey in 1785 in a Charliere hydrogen balloon.
Identifier
NASM.1991.0001
Creator
Jeffries, John, 1745-1819
Date
1807-1836
Provenance
National Air and Space Museum Aeronautics Division, transfer, unknown, 1991-0001, unknown
Extent
0.29 Cubic feet ((1 flatbox))
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Scope and Contents
This item is a ledger containing early American estates, including John Jeffries.
Rights
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