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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
FKA - Records of the Kay family, related to Sir John Franklin by his marriage to his first wife, Eleanor - 1797-1860
1 - Letters of Sarah Henrietta Kay, daughter of William Porden and sister-in-law of John Franklin - 1797-1860
1 - Letters from John Franklin to his sister-in-law Sarah Henrietta Kay - 1825-1833
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D8760/F/FKA/1/1/11
Former Reference
D3311/29/31
Title
Letter from John Franklin to his sister-in-law Sarah Henrietta Kay, on his return to England after the second Arctic land expedition
Date
Oct 1827
Description
Approves of Mr Kay taking more rest: he will benefit from not visiting Suffolk until next week. Busy preparing for packing. Implies that yesterday she disapproved of his travelling companions: assures her that they did not go as far as Deptford: he had a safe journey.
Extent
1 sheet
Level
Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
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Sender
John Franklin
Sender Location
No address
Recipient
Sarah Henrietta Kay
Recipient Location
No address
Archive Creator
Kay family of London
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
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Term
Mackenzie River Expedition (1825)
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