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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/1/15/26
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
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Sender
John Franklin
Sender Location
60 Frith Street, Soho Square
Recipient
Elizabeth Franklin
Recipient Location
Horncastle, Lincolnshire
Archive Creator
Sir John Franklin (1786-1847)
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
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