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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
  - FEP - Records of Eleanor Anne Porden, first wife of Sir John Franklin - 1800-1828
    - 1 - Correspondence of Eleanor Anne Porden - 1800-1825
      - 1 - Letters from John Franklin to Eleanor Anne Porden, later his wife - 1822-1825

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FEP/1/1/2
Former Reference	D3311/8/1/2
Title	Letter from John Franklin to Eleanor Anne Porden, soon after his return to London after his first Arctic land expedition, including condolences on death of her father William Porden
Date	[Nov 1822]
Description	Grieved at receiving note from her, with condolences on mournful event; his purpose is to call tomorrow; thanks her for interest in the expedition. Date Nov 1822 added in pencil at top [Franklin returned to London from his first land expedition in October 1822; Eleanor's father had died on 14 Sep 1822]
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Sender	John Franklin
Sender Location	Osborne's Hotel, Adelphi [London]
Recipient	Eleanor Anne Porden
Recipient Location	No address
Archive Creator	Eleanor Anne Porden, later Eleanor Franklin (1795-1825)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Transcript or Index	Nov 1822 [in pencil in later hand] My dear Miss Porden, I was much grieved at the melancholy intelligence which your note conveyed – and beg to condole most sincerely with you on the mournful events. I propose doing myself the pleasure of calling on you tomorrow, in the mean time allow me to thank you for the kind interest you have expressed respecting the expedition. Believe me in great haste Yours most sincerely John Franklin Osborn’s Hotel Adelphi Tuesday morning.

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