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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FSJ/2/2/3
Former Reference	D3311/31/8
Title	Letter from Captain Jules D'Urville on the Astrolabe relating to Captain Wacher, including reference to the Lieutenant Governor [Sir John] and Lady Franklin
Date	17 Dec 1839
Description	Handwriting very difficult, and its exact meaning difficult to ascertain. Only dated"17 10me", i.e. 17 Dec, but Franklin received D'Urville in Hobart during his voyage to find the South Magnetic Pole in December 1839.
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Sender	Jules Urville
Recipient	Unknown
Archive Creator	Sir John Franklin (1786-1847)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Format	Document
Language	French
Term	Navy officers
	Naval personnel
	Sailors
	British Empire
	Colonialism