| Description | Pressures of a large family have prevented her writing before; thanks for her last letter; good that she is able to correspond with her maternal relatives, whom she knew so little before her departure; concerns about her health, with Lady Franklin having added at the end of Eleanor's letter that Eleanor is very stout, needing exercise; congratulations on the marriage of Mary Franklin and Mr Price; remembrance to Sophia Cracroft, not mentioned in her letter; receipt of letters from cousin Henry [Kay], anxious for promotion; glad that Sir John escaped so well in the overturn of the wagon with Mr Elliott |
| Recipient | Eleanor Isabella Franklin |
| Recipient Location | Government House, Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land [now Tasmania] |