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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D8760/F/FEG/1/52/67
Former Reference
D3287/31/9/17
Title
Letter from Francis R. Nixon, Bishop of Tasmania, to Eleanor Isabella Franklin
Date
25 Nov 1847
Description
He refers to his meeting and corresponding with Lord Grey about his Van Diemen's Land work "viz. a game of chess"
Extent
1 sheet
Level
Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Sender
Frances R. Nixon
Sender Location
18 Sussex Gardens
Recipient
Eleanor Isabella Franklin
Recipient Location
No address
Archive Creator
Eleanor Isabella Franklin, later Eleanor Gell (1824-1860)
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
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Digital copies of these items can be viewed on the public computers at the record office in the Digital Repository, Archive Copies (arranged by reference) folder.
Term
Colonialism
British Empire
Letters (documents)
Places
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Type
Australia
Tasmania
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