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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FSJ/2/1/5
Former Reference	D3311/36/2
Title	Letter from Daniel Moore to unknown correspondent, on the sending of dispatches of Franklin on his second Arctic land expedition
Date	9 Feb 1826
Description	He has not been unmindful of the day when dispatches to the north west were to be forwarded nor his kindnesses to him: at the Royal Society Captain Parry informed him the dispatches would not go until the 20th; he has been in touch with the leading figures of notable societies and others, but none have sent communications; it would be gratifying to know where the Captain is or likely to be when the dispatches reach him; great information on the progress of science is ascertained in various scientific journals and books which perhaps have been forwarded to the Captain; he has had only one letter from him but several have been written,
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Sender	Daniel Moore
Sender Location	Lincolns Inn [London]
Recipient	Unknown
Recipient Location	No address
Archive Creator	Sir John Franklin (1786-1847)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Format	Document
Term	Colonialism
	British Empire
	Explorers
	Geographical exploration
	Arctic regions
	Navy officers
	Naval personnel
	Sailors
	Letters (documents)
	Mackenzie River Expedition (1825)