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  <dc:title>Typed transcript of letter from John Franklin to his father Willingham Franklin, after his return home after the Flinders expedition, original dated 6 Aug 1804</dc:title>
  <dc:description>After return from Flinders Exporation Voyage; arrival in English port  after 3 years and a month; hope of return of Captain Flinders after detention in Mauritius; experience gained in New Holland; wish to hear news of family and friends in Spilsby; meeting with Captain Birch on his voyage to Bengal; debts incurred after shipwreck of HMAS Porpoise, which necessitated drawing money from others in China to pay for clothes and mess home.</dc:description>
  <dc:date>[20th cent]</dc:date>
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