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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D8760/F/FEG/1/52/76
Former ReferenceD3287/31/11
TitleLetter from M. de la Roquette to Eleanor Isabella Gell, relating to his publication of a biography of Sir John Franklin
Date20 Dec 1856
DescriptionHappy to have the approval of the daughter and sister of the great navigator Sir John Franklin for his attempt to write his life; asks for compliments to sent to Madame Booth.
Extent1 sheet
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
SenderM. de la Roquette
Sender Location19 Rue Mazarine, Paris
RecipientEleanor Isabella Gell
Recipient LocationLondres [London]
Archive CreatorEleanor Isabella Franklin, later Eleanor Gell (1824-1860)
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
FormatDocument
LanguageFrench
CopiesDigital copies of these items can be viewed on the public computers at the record office in the Digital Repository, Archive Copies (arranged by reference) folder.
TermFranklin Expedition (1845)
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