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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D8760/F/FEG/1/52/5
Former ReferenceD3287/31/9/16
TitleLetter from JH Bradford to Eleanor Isabella Franklin, remembering the time spent with Eleanor and Lady Franklin and informing her of the death of Mrs Poindexter in Baltimore
Date22 May 1848
DescriptionHe remembers the pleasant hours spent with Lady Franklin and Eleanor; he examines the English newspapers for news of Sir John Franklin and hopes for his safe return; he refers to the death of their friend Mrs Poindexter, with a copy of letter written by Long on the day of her death at Baltimore on 2 Nov 1846
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RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
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SenderJ.H. Bradford
Sender LocationPhiladelphia
RecipientEleanor Isabella Franklin
Recipient LocationNo address
Archive CreatorEleanor Isabella Franklin, later Eleanor Gell (1824-1860)
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
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