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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D8760/F/FSJ/1/14/12 |
| Former Reference | D3311/59/3 |
| Title | Draft of part of letter from Sir John Franklin to the Bishop of Australia, relating to despatch on the Church in Tasmania |
| Date | [c1840] |
| Description | It is likely that the letter would have been written between January 1837, when Franklin arrived as Lieutenant Governor of Tasmania and August 1842, when the first Bishop of Tasmania was appointed. |
| Extent | 1 sheet |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Sender | John Franklin |
| Recipient | Bishop of Australia |
| Archive Creator | Sir John Franklin (1786-1847) |
| Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth |
| Term | Colonialism |
| British Empire |
| Transcript or Index | What I have said in that dispatch respecting your Lordship's good and deep interest for the welfare of the Church in this Island as a part of your extensive Diocese is written in all sincerity and respect and I trust the steps I have taken will not appear [ ?to any] incon...tial with these sentiments ... Lady Fr |