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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FSJ/1/15/6
Former Reference	D3311/40/7
Title	Typed transcript of letter from Matthew Flinders to Thomas Franklin, prior to H.M.S. Investigator setting off to Australia, original dated 7 Jul 1801
Date	[20th cent]
Description	Mrs Flinders ashore and unwell; John Franklin learning astronomy; great credit to his family; detailed arrangements about money
Extent	2 sheets
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Sender	Matthew Flinders
Sender Location	Spithead
Recipient	Thomas Franklin
Recipient Location	Spilsby, Lincolnshire
Archive Creator	Sir John Franklin (1786-1847)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Term	Geographical exploration
	Colonialism
	British Empire