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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
  - FJR - Records of John Richardson, colleague, friend and later relative of John Franklin - 1820-1861
    - 1 - Letters of John Richardson, colleague, friend and later relative of John Franklin - 1820-1850
      - 1 - Letters largely by John Franklin to John Richardson, formerly in a bound volume - 1820-1845

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FJR/1/1/71
Former Reference	D3311/53/67
Title	Letter from John Franklin to his friend John Richardson, with inserted note on natural history pubication
Date	1 Aug 1834
Description	Reports at length about James’s [brother] health following opinion of Sir R Dobson: mentions brother’s wishes about publication of his poems, Persian translations and geological texts. Refers to brother’s theological meditations, heard also by Mr Ainger. Margaret fatigued. Has consented to Mrs Cracroft’s wish for Guernsey. Captain Brackenbury(?) gives an excellent account. Sheet inserted in this letter: no date nor author: text in the form of a proposal for appointment of a committee at the next Association meeting toward publishing a Natural History catalogue.
Extent	2 sheets
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Sender	John Franklin
Sender Location	2 Park Terrace, Maize Hill, Greenwich
Recipient	John Richardson
Recipient Location	Nith Place, Dumfries, Scotland
Archive Creator	Sir John Richardson (1787-1865)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Format	Document
Term	Letters (documents)
Term	Naval personnel

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