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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]
14 - Letters, notes and unfinished drafts written by John Franklin - 1819-1840
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D8760/F/FSJ/1/14/12
Former Reference
D3311/59/3
Title
Draft of part of letter from Sir John Franklin to the Bishop of Australia, relating to despatch on the Church in Tasmania
Date
[c1840]
Description
It is likely that the letter would have been written between January 1837, when Franklin arrived as Lieutenant Governor of Tasmania and August 1842, when the first Bishop of Tasmania was appointed.
Extent
1 sheet
Level
Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Sender
John Franklin
Recipient
Bishop of Australia
Archive Creator
Sir John Franklin (1786-1847)
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Transcript or Index
What I have said in that dispatch respecting your Lordship's good and deep interest for the welfare of the Church in this Island as a part of your extensive Diocese is written in all sincerity and respect and I trust the steps I have taken will not appear [ ?to any] incon...tial with these sentiments ... Lady Fr
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