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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/1/15/7
Former Reference	D3311/40/8
Title	Typed transcript of letter from John Franklin to his father Willingham Franklin, on his journey southwards on H.M.S. Investigator, original dated 22 Oct 1801
Date	[20th cent]
Description	Travel to Madeira; crossing the Equator ceremony; food and drink in the Cape; Cape residents; observatory; heading for New South Wales; learning navigation; enquiry about prize money for "Danish actions".
Extent	3 sheets
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Sender	John Franklin
Sender Location	H.M. Ship Investigator, False Bay, Cape of Good Hope
Recipient	Willingham Franklin
Recipient Location	Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England
Archive Creator	Sir John Franklin (1786-1847)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Term	Geographical exploration

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