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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
    - 3 - Letters written to the children of Joseph and Sarah Henrietta Kay - 1826-1849
      - 4 - Letters from Eleanor Isabella Franklin to her cousin (Sarah) Frances Kay - 1837-1849

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FKA/3/4/3
Former Reference	D3287/26/21/8
Title	Letter from Eleanor Isabella Franklin to her cousin Frances Kay, during her the period of her residence in Van Diemen's Land [now Tasmania] while her father was Governor, including reference to a ball in honour of a French ship of war
Date	28 Mar 1838
Description	Sorry to hear that the Kays have suffered from influenza. Town made gay by a ball thrown in honour of the first French Ship of War to arrive there. John and Jane bring back news of their visit to native territory.
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Sender	Eleanor Isabella Franklin
Sender Location	Government House, Hobart Town
Recipient	Frances Kay
Recipient Location	6, Gower Street, London
Archive Creator	Kay family of London
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Term	Colonialism
	British Empire
	Letters (documents)

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Place (click for further details)	Type
Australia
Tasmania

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