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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D8760/F/FLJ/1/4
Former ReferenceD3311/59/12
TitleExtracts from letter by Sir John Franklin to his wife Lady Franklin, dated 1-11 July 1845, seemingly the last letter written by Franklin
Date[1850s]
DescriptionCopied out by Eleanor Isabella Franklin
Extent6 sheets
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
SenderJohn Franklin
Sender LocationH.M.S. Erebus about 30 miles distant from the Coast of Greenland near Holsteinsberg [Holsteinsborg].
RecipientJane Franklin
Archive CreatorJane Griffin later Lady Franklin (1791-1875)
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
FormatDocument
TermGeographical exploration
Geographical exploration
Arctic regions
Explorers
Franklin Expedition (1845)

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HMS Erebus; 1826-1848; Royal Navy ship
Franklin; Lady; Jane (1791-1875); second wife of Sir John Franklin, campaigner and traveller
Franklin; Sir; John (1786-1847); naval officer and Arctic explorer
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