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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D8760/F/FEG/3/1/4 |
| Former Reference | D3311/59/16 |
| Title | File of pages of draft biography of Sir John Franklin, written by Eleanor Isabella Franklin |
| Date | [mid 19th cent] |
| Description | Somewhat disorganized in order, with some pages numbered, including passages on his qualities as a captain, the death of his brother Major Franklin, his appointment as Governor of Van Diemen's Land [now Tasmania] and the journey there in 1836-1837, the journey back in 1843, and his return to England, 1843-1844 |
| Extent | 1 file (54 pages) |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | Eleanor Isabella Franklin, later Eleanor Gell (1824-1860) |
| Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth |
| Term | Colonialism |
| British Empire |