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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
  - FSJ - Records of Sir John Franklin - 1810-[early 20th cent]
    - 1 - Correspondence of Sir John Franklin - 1810-[early 20th cent]
      - 13 - Correspondence of John Franklin received from Admiralty, fellow naval officers and other correspondents - 1816-1842

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FSJ/1/13/8
Former Reference	D3311/50/22
Title	Letter from Professor J. Inman of the Royal Naval College to John Franklin, copying letter from Lord Melville on the negative answer to his petition for promotion
Date	15-17 Mar 1816
Description	First page: Letter from Melville, Admiralty, to Professor Inman, 15 Mar 1816; receipt of letter of the 8th: no prospect of early promotion for Franklin, with navy on peace establishment and promotions restricted. Second page; Letter from J. Inman to Franklin, 17 Mar 1816; on the other side is Melville's reply: assures him that lieutenants' apartments are sufficiently commodious; it matters little wether he applies to the Board of Admiralty or the First Lord about the lieutenancies.
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Sender	J. Inman
Sender Location	Royal Naval College
Recipient	John Franklin
Recipient Location	Mavis Enderby near Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire
Archive Creator	Sir John Franklin (1786-1847)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth

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