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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D8760/F/FKA/1/1/2
Former ReferenceD3287/31/8
TitleLetter from John Franklin to his sister-in-law Sarah Henrietta Kay, just before his departure on his second Arctic land expedition, referring to the illness of his first wife
Date[Feb 1825]
DescriptionEleanor feels much better this morning, stil in bed; he regrets his occupations oblige him to be so much from her; for the next three or four days she will want a companion, as he is employed writing his letters to people in Hudson's Bay for deposit of provisions to be made and dispatched to Canada on 4 March; they would both be obliged if Mary Anne were with Eleanor for a few days; he will call for her tomorrow on his return from Woolwich and take her by coach with him; inconvenient for him to write letters in the drawing room, as his papers have to be spread out.
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LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
SenderJohn Franklin
Sender LocationNo address
RecipientSarah Henrietta Kay
Recipient LocationNo address
Archive CreatorKay family of London
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
CopiesA digital copy of this item can be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
TermMackenzie River Expedition (1825)
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