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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/1/15/14
Former Reference	D3311/40/17
Title	Typed transcript of letter from John Franklin to his sister Miss Franklin [probably Elizabeth], original dated 30 Apr 1806
Date	[20th cent]
Description	Prospect of speedy return to England and making some prize money; employed to watch small sqaudron off Vigo and to intercept Jerome Bonaparte if he attempts to get into southern ports or the Marengo on its passage from the East Indies; congratulations to Hannah on birth of son; unpleasantness of Earl St Vincent, annoying everyone around him.
Extent	3 sheets
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Sender	John Franklin
Sender Location	HMS Bellerophon off Vigo
Recipient	Elizabeth Franklin
Recipient Location	Mavis Enderby, Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire
Archive Creator	Sir John Franklin (1786-1847)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth

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