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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D8760/F/FSJ/1/14/4 |
| Former Reference | D3287/26/21/7 |
| Title | Letter from John Franklin to Mrs Fitton, sending her a small basket made of birch bark out of which the North American canoes are built |
| Date | 8 Dec [1824] |
| Description | The bark is ornamented by quills dyed by the native woman who made the basket. The note is only dated 8 December, but it is likely to have been after the first Arctic expedition which might make the year 1824 possible |
| Extent | 1 sheet |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Sender | John Franklin |
| Sender Location | 55 Devonshire Street |
| Recipient | Mrs Fitton |
| Recipient Location | No address |
| Archive Creator | Sir John Franklin (1786-1847) |
| Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth |
| Term | Ethnic groups |