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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D8760/F/FSJ/1/15/26
Former ReferenceD3311/40/29
TitleTyped 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]
DescriptionHas 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
Extent3 sheets
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
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SenderJohn Franklin
Sender Location60 Frith Street, Soho Square
RecipientElizabeth Franklin
Recipient LocationHorncastle, Lincolnshire
Archive CreatorSir John Franklin (1786-1847)
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
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