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D8760 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - 1714-1994
- F - Family records of the extended Franklin family and the Gell family of Hopton Hall - 1714-1994
  - FKA - Records of the Kay family, related to Sir John Franklin by his marriage to his first wife, Eleanor - 1797-1860
    - 1 - Letters of Sarah Henrietta Kay, daughter of William Porden and sister-in-law of John Franklin - 1797-1860
      - 6 - Letters from Elizabeth Franklin to her sister-in-law Sarah Henrietta Kay - 1825

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FKA/1/6/1
Former Reference	D3287/31/8
Title	Letter from Elizabeth Franklin to her sister-in-law Sarah Henrietta Kay, describing the progress of John Franklin's second Arctic land expedition, including news of the death of his first wife Eleanor
Date	20 Jun 1825
Description	Refers to letter dated 22nd April from John Franklin, anticipated travels across Lake Huron, Lake Superior and the Mackenzie River, hospitality received at the Naval Station, 2 married officers and their wives and a lieutenant, journey through New York state, towns and villages established, importance of the Western Canal, bad roads, visit to Niagara Falls, crossing Lake Ontario to York, capital of Upper Canada, inferior to most American villages, better roads, prefers Canada, description of settler's life, few settlers "become rich", letter written before he knew of Eleanor's death, imagines her to be at Tunbridge Wells, discovery of wife's death written in a newspaper before finished the letter, initial shock of discovering that his wife had died, baby Eleanor is with her Nurse Baker, weaning, request to procure a bonnet for baby Eleanor.
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Sender	Elizabeth Franklin
Sender Location	Horncastle [Lincolnshire]
Recipient	Sarah Henrietta Kay
Recipient Location	6, Gower Street, Bedford Square, London
Archive Creator	Kay family of London
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Term	Mackenzie River Expedition (1825)