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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FKA/2/1/2
Former Reference	D3311/50/16
Title	Letter from John Franklin to his relative Joseph Kay, during Franklin's second Arctic land expedition, including reference to Kay's trusteeship of London property
Date	6 Feb 1826
Description	Lists clothes to be ordered for his anticipated return to England in 1827 and sends instructions about their despatch. Appreciates Kay's arrangements for the Devonshire Street house and for settling accounts of Mr Porden's estate. Reports mild weather. Refers to garments supplied by Mary Anne. Responds to news of good wishes from Captain McKinley. Asks for Appendix of Parry's second voyage and latest Navy List to be sent. Postmark for 29 Sep 1826.
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Sender	John Franklin
Sender Location	Great Bear Lake [Canada]
Recipient	Joseph Kay
Recipient Location	Royal Hospital, Naval Asylum, Greenwich
Archive Creator	Kay family of London
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Format	Document
Term	Geographical exploration
	Arctic regions
	Explorers
	Navy officers
	Naval personnel
	Sailors
	Letters (documents)
	Mackenzie River Expedition (1825)
Acknowledgements	Roger Jennens