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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
  - FBO - Records of the Booth family of Lincolnshire, related to Sir John Franklin - 1817-1838
    - 1 - Correspondence of the Booth family of Lincolnshire - 1817-1838
      - 2 - Letters from Eleanor Isabella Franklin to her aunt Hannah Booth - 1837-1838

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FBO/1/2/2
Former Reference	D3287/31/8
Title	Letter from Eleanor Isabella Franklin to her aunt Hannah Booth, giving her news of what has been happening in Tasmania, including on the engagement of Mary Franklin to John Price
Date	13 Mar 1838
Description	She was very glad to get a note from her aunt. At the same time they heard of Henry Booth’s death, which shocked Sir John very much. She describes an accident in which Sir John’s cart overturned near Launceston, but he was not seriously hurt. Sir John and Lady Jane have been to Flinders Island; she describes the education of the natives, and a performance they gave for Sir John and Lady Jane. Lady Jane gave some handkerchiefs and beads to the women and some jews harps to the men. There has been a ball for the officers of a French ship harboured at Hobart, but a storm prevented them all from coming ashore. Mary has become engaged to Mr Price who has taken a farm called Lindisfarne, where they will have a house built. She describes Mr Price as being very tall and Mary as looking small beside him. Mary has been unwell, but has been encouraged to get up early and feels better for it. Mr and Mrs Evans are going home in a few days and taking Emma with them. Lady Jane has been unwell for some time due to fatigue but is getting better. She and Sir John had been planning an excursion into the western parts of the country, but the bad weather prevented it. They would have slept in tents and travelled on horseback. Sophy will write by the next ship, and Eleanor will write to Mrs Price.
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Sender	Eleanor Isabella Franklin
Sender Location	Hobart Town [Tasmania]
Recipient	Hannah Booth
Recipient Location	Ingold Mills [Ingoldmells], near Spilsby, Lincolnshire
Archive Creator	Booth family of Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Term	Indigenous populations
	Ethnic groups
	Colonialism
	British Empire
	Letters (documents)

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Place (click for further details)	Type
Australia
Tasmania

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