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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
      - 2 - Letters to John Richardson from other correspondents - 1825-1850

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FJR/1/2/1
Former Reference	D3311/53/88
Title	Letter from Thomas Drummond to John Richardson, relating to state of botanical specimens collected by Richardson during Arctic land expedition
Date	28 Jun 1825
Description	Arrived last night. Reports condition of botanical specimens: some lost through rain during the journey. Remarks on some particular finds including plant, beetle and shell specimens. Will try to visit high ground visible from this location: tired of swamps ad mosquitoes. Names some specimens yet to be obtained. Lists particular items, plants and birds, for future attention. Asks Richardson to convey to Franklin his appreciation of the trouble taken by Franklin to make Drummond comfortable. Note: the address page contains, in a different hand, a list of 9 surnames and numbered categories: marines, Canadians, esquimaux, seamen and carpenters. Letter previously stuck in book of letters from John Franklin to John Richardson (previously numbered D3311/53).
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Sender	Thomas Drummond
Sender Location	Cumberland House, [Saskatchewan, Canada]
Recipient	John Richardson
Recipient Location	Land Arctic Expedition
Archive Creator	Sir John Richardson (1787-1865)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Term	Inuit
	Ethnic groups
	Indigenous populations

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