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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D8760/F/FSJ/1/15/9
Former ReferenceD3311/40/10
TitleTyped transcript of letter from John Franklin to his sister Elizabeth Franklin, during the Flinders's expedition to Australia, original dated 18 Oct 1802
Date[20th cent]
DescriptionAddresses her as Eliza; family moving to Dog Hall, Enderby; marriages and deaths in Louth and Boston; books read by him in leisure hours; surveying the Australian coast; surveying the barrier reefs of the Bay of Inlets and the potential dangers; social life in Spilsby.
Extent3 sheets
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
SenderJohn Franklin
Sender LocationH.M. Ship Investigator, lat. 20 20 S and long. 149 49 east of Greenwich
RecipientEleanor Isabella Franklin
Recipient LocationSpilsby, Lincolnshire
Archive CreatorSir John Franklin (1786-1847)
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
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