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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
  - FSJ - Records of Sir John Franklin - 1810-[early 20th cent]
    - 2 - Personal papers of Sir John Franklin - 1818-1878
      - 1 - Documents relating to exploration concerning Sir John Franklin - 1818-1840

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FSJ/2/1/6
Former Reference	D3311/50/25
Title	Letter from W. Parry to unknown man, announcing news on Sir John Franklin's expedition
Date	7 Jun 1826
Description	Reports news of Franklin's expedition received in a letter dated 6 Sep 1825 from Mr Kendall, his midshipman, written at Fort Franklin, Great Bear Lake, to one of the gentlemen in the offices; Franklin means to push on to the sea that year, setting off on 8 Aug, tasting salt water on 15 Aug, finding Whale Island much as Mackenzie described it but that other islands were only hummocks of the mainland; they came across an island which they named Garry's Island, with no ice seen on the sea and the Rocky Mountains seeming to rise from the sea westward; they returned to Great Bear Lake on 5 Sep, all well and in good spirits. Parry only has time to send the "cream" of the information, but expects the recipient will have the details. Endorsed in pencil as being to Sir John Franklin, but the content explicitly contradicts that interpretation.
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Sender	William Parry
Sender Location	Admiralty
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)