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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/1/15/44
Former Reference	D3311/40/1/1/3
Title	Typed transcript of beginning of letter from Governor Sir John Franklin to G.W.B. Boyes, Colonial Secretary of Van Diemen's Land [now Tasmania], original dated 22 Apr 1842
Date	[20th cent]
Description	Expedition into the interior; Mumford blinded in an accident; Sir John, Lady Franklin and Lady Franklin's maid all suffer falls from horses; despatches being wrongly sent to the Colonial Secretary's clerks instead of Government House. At the end it has been added in ink that the rest is missing.
Extent	4 sheets
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Sender	John Franklin
Sender Location	On board the Breeze, Banks of the Gordon
Recipient	G.W.B. Boyes
Recipient Location	No address
Archive Creator	Sir John Franklin (1786-1847)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth

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