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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]
      - 15 - Typed transcripts of letters of John Franklin not held in the Gell collection, including several items not written by or to him - [20th cent]

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FSJ/1/15/14
Former Reference	D3311/40/17
Title	Typed transcript of letter from John Franklin to his sister Miss Franklin [probably Elizabeth], original dated 30 Apr 1806
Date	[20th cent]
Description	Prospect of speedy return to England and making some prize money; employed to watch small sqaudron off Vigo and to intercept Jerome Bonaparte if he attempts to get into southern ports or the Marengo on its passage from the East Indies; congratulations to Hannah on birth of son; unpleasantness of Earl St Vincent, annoying everyone around him.
Extent	3 sheets
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Sender	John Franklin
Sender Location	HMS Bellerophon off Vigo
Recipient	Elizabeth Franklin
Recipient Location	Mavis Enderby, Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire
Archive Creator	Sir John Franklin (1786-1847)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth

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