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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D8760/F/FSJ/2/1/6 |
| Former Reference | D3311/50/25 |
| Title | Letter from W. Parry to unknown man, announcing news on Sir John Franklin's expedition |
| Date | 7 Jun 1826 |
| Description | Reports news of Franklin's expedition received in a letter dated 6 Sep 1825 from Mr Kendall, his midshipman, written at Fort Franklin, Great Bear Lake, to one of the gentlemen in the offices; Franklin means to push on to the sea that year, setting off on 8 Aug, tasting salt water on 15 Aug, finding Whale Island much as Mackenzie described it but that other islands were only hummocks of the mainland; they came across an island which they named Garry's Island, with no ice seen on the sea and the Rocky Mountains seeming to rise from the sea westward; they returned to Great Bear Lake on 5 Sep, all well and in good spirits. Parry only has time to send the "cream" of the information, but expects the recipient will have the details.
Endorsed in pencil as being to Sir John Franklin, but the content explicitly contradicts that interpretation. |
| Extent | 1 sheet |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Sender | William Parry |
| Sender Location | Admiralty |
| Recipient | Unknown |
| Recipient Location | No address |
| Archive Creator | Sir John Franklin (1786-1847) |
| Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth |
| Format | Document |
| Term | Colonialism |
| British Empire |
| Explorers |
| Geographical exploration |
| Arctic regions |
| Navy officers |
| Naval personnel |
| Sailors |
| Letters (documents) |
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