Typed transcript of letter from John Franklin to his sister Miss Franklin, on his arrival home in Great Britain, following his first Arctic land expedition, original dated 10 Oct 1822 Returning from expedition; expectation that family will know about expedition from papers made public and from letter to Willingham; hoping to come to Lincolnshire prior to preparation of the book about the expedition; reluctant author; appoint of Willingham "honourable and lucrative"; God's blessings on entire family; "affectionate duty" to father; newspaper accounts of the expedition have caused alarm to family, fictional account of a wolf hunt; nephews and neices; naming of landscape features after members of the family; arrangements for post; disappointment not to receive letters from Hannah, Isabella or Henrietta; pleased that Mr Short has taken an interest but request that do not bother with "gossips of Horncastle", wants to arrive quietly and spend time with the family; more arrangements for post [20th cent]