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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
FLJ - Records of Jane, Lady Franklin nee Griffin, second wife of Sir John Franklin - 1841-1871
1 - Correspondence of Lady Franklin, including copies - 1844-1867
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D8760/F/FLJ/1/4
Former Reference
D3311/59/12
Title
Extracts from letter by Sir John Franklin to his wife Lady Franklin, dated 1-11 July 1845, seemingly the last letter written by Franklin
Date
[1850s]
Description
Copied out by Eleanor Isabella Franklin
Extent
6 sheets
Level
Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Sender
John Franklin
Sender Location
H.M.S. Erebus about 30 miles distant from the Coast of Greenland near Holsteinsberg [Holsteinsborg].
Recipient
Jane Franklin
Archive Creator
Jane Griffin later Lady Franklin (1791-1875)
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Format
Document
Term
Geographical exploration
Geographical exploration
Arctic regions
Explorers
Franklin Expedition (1845)
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HMS Erebus; 1826-1848; Royal Navy ship
Franklin; Lady; Jane (1791-1875); second wife of Sir John Franklin, campaigner and traveller
Franklin; Sir; John (1786-1847); naval officer and Arctic explorer
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Type
Greenland
Country
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