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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FSJ/1/15/26
Former Reference	D3311/40/29
Title	Typed transcript of letter from John Franklin to his sister Miss Franklin, in the weeks after his return from his first Arctic land expedition, original date 1822 [late in year]
Date	[20th cent]
Description	Has been busy; had to rush back to London from Lincolnshire; had stayed at Lord Bathurst's estate for a few days; starting work on book about voyage; gratitude to God; absent from celebration in his honour at Spilsby; waiting to hear from Lord Melville if the Admiralty will "do anything for the members of the Expedition"; puzzled as to how some accounts have got into the newspapers; visit from Henry Sellwood and his wife
Extent	3 sheets
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Sender	John Franklin
Sender Location	60 Frith Street, Soho Square
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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