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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/1/2/3
Former Reference	D3287/31/8
Title	Letter from Eleanor Isabella Franklin to her aunt Hannah Booth, on her education in Tasmania and news of the Walter family
Date	8 Oct 1838
Description	She has been unable to write before as few vessels sail from Van Diemens Land to England in winter. She is glad to hear that they are all well and Aunt Betsy is no worse. She describes the books she is reading in English, French and Latin. She is studying Grammar, Geography, French, Music, Latin and Maths. She is also sewing doileys for Mary. She does not have a dance teacher but sometimes dances in the evening, and plays chess. She has a walk with Sir John from 8-9 each morning. Mr Walter has bought some land on the banks of the Huon, which he has cleared to plant vegetables, and built himself a hut. His eldest daughter is a Nursery Governess with a family in Campbelltown, and Fanny Walter is waiting at the Franklins until she can find a position.
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Sender	Eleanor Isabella Franklin
Sender Location	Government House, Hobarton [Tasmania]
Recipient	Hannah Booth
Recipient Location	Ingold Mills [Ingoldmells], Spilsby, Lincolnshire [Horncastle crossed out]
Archive Creator	Booth family of Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Term	Colonialism
	British Empire
	Letters (documents)
	Music

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Place (click for further details)	Type
Australia
Tasmania

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