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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/1/15/25
Former Reference	D3311/40/28
Title	Typed transcript of letter from John Franklin to his sister Miss Franklin, on his arrival home in Great Britain, following his first Arctic land expedition, original dated 10 Oct 1822
Date	[20th cent]
Description	Returning from expedition; expectation that family will know about expedition from papers made public and from letter to Willingham; hoping to come to Lincolnshire prior to preparation of the book about the expedition; reluctant author; appoint of Willingham "honourable and lucrative"; God's blessings on entire family; "affectionate duty" to father; newspaper accounts of the expedition have caused alarm to family, fictional account of a wolf hunt; nephews and neices; naming of landscape features after members of the family; arrangements for post; disappointment not to receive letters from Hannah, Isabella or Henrietta; pleased that Mr Short has taken an interest but request that do not bother with "gossips of Horncastle", wants to arrive quietly and spend time with the family; more arrangements for post
Extent	5 sheets
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Sender	John Franklin
Sender Location	Stromness, Orkney Isles
Recipient	Elizabeth Franklin
Recipient Location	Horncastle, Lincolnshire
Archive Creator	Sir John Franklin (1786-1847)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth

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