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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D8760/F/FSJ/1/13/7
Former Reference
D3311/43/2
Title
Letter from J. Hindmarsh to Sir John Franklin, on the supsension of the Colonial Secretary of Van Diemen's Land [now Tasmania]
Date
19 Aug 1837
Description
Hindmarsh is obliged to suspend the Colonial Secretary; in an enclosed dispatch Lord Glenelg is informed of the circumstances of the suspension; he is sending it through Franklin, and asks him to send it at the earliest opportunity; he has only heard of the sailing of the Albion to Van Diemen's Land in the last quarter of an hour.
Endorsed as Captain Hindmarsh on suspending his Colonial Secretary.
Extent
1 sheet
Level
Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Sender
J.Hindmarsh
Sender Location
Adelaide
Recipient
John Franklin
Recipient Location
No address
Archive Creator
Sir John Franklin (1786-1847)
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Term
British Empire
Colonialism
Letters (documents)
Places
Place (click for further details)
Type
Tasmania
Australia
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