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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D8760/F/FSJ/1/15/39 |
| Former Reference | D3311/40/42 |
| Title | Typed transcript of extract from the Boston Gazette, on the award of the annual medal by French Society of Geography to Captain John Franklin, original dated June 1829 |
| Date | [20th cent] |
| Description | With honourable mention for Dr Richardson; the Gazette comments that the scientific body has shown impartiality as regards nationality, as well as highlighting the merits of John Franklin; copy of announcement by the reporter of the Commission, M. Jomard, referring to the achievements of Franklin's second Arctic Land Expedition in 1827, the voyage being known in all Europe. |
| Extent | 2 sheets |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
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| Sender | Miss Franklin |
| Archive Creator | Sir John Franklin (1786-1847) |
| Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth |
| Term | Mackenzie River Expedition (1825) |