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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D8760/F/FSJ/1/9/7
Former ReferenceD3311/55/7
TitleLetter by John Richardson to John Franklin, including on possible appointment at Chatham and phrenology
Date10 Mar 1824
DescriptionReports indications that he is to be appointed to Chatham Marine Division: regrets that he is yet to be told formally.  Seeks assistance to find a publisher for a novel with a Scottish story written by an [unnamed] acquaintance.  The character of Akaitcho formed the subject of a lecture today by Professor of Rhetoric and Belles Lettres.  Refers to a phrenological article about Northern Indians and recommends that Franklin should study phrenology.
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RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
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SenderJohn Richardson
Sender Location111 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh
RecipientJohn Franklin
Recipient Location55 Devonshire Street, Portland Place [London]
Archive CreatorSir John Franklin (1786-1847)
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
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