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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FKA/3/4/6
Former Reference	D3287/26/21/11
Title	Letter from Eleanor Isabella Franklin to her cousin Frances Kay, including account of the second Regatta attended by the Franklins
Date	24 Dec 1839
Description	Detailed account of the second regatta attended by the Franklins in Tasmania, following up Eleanor's previous letter on the first. John Franklin oversaw the boat race and the Franklins personally helped to make emblems for the event.
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Sender	Eleanor Isabella Franklin
Sender Location	Government House, Hobarton
Recipient	Frances Kay
Recipient Location	Gower Street, London
Archive Creator	Kay family of London
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Related Material	A very similar account of the regatta detailed in D8760/F/FKA/3/1/4.
Term	Colonialism
	British Empire
	Letters (documents)

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Tasmania

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Sir John Franklin (1786-1847), naval officer and arctic explorer

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