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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D8760/F/FEG/1/36/5
Former ReferenceD3287/31/11
TitleLetter from Sarah Frances Kay to her cousin Eleanor Isabella Franklin, mainly on family news, including reference to the search ship H.M.S. Plover
Date[1848]
DescriptionNot having heard from Lady Franklin and Eleanor since they went to Harrow; aunt Kay being ill and unable to leave her bed; Eleanor being about to go Alverstoke to see Mary Anne [Kendall]; the pleasure of having Eleanor's company over the winter; wanting to know about the Plover, which had been delayed due to its leakiness [it left England in Jan 1848];S ettling the affairs of her father after his death [Joseph Kay]. Letter undated, but "?1847" added in pencil, but 1848 more likely as the year. Paper black-edged.
Extent1 sheet
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
SenderSarah Frances Kay
Sender LocationRobert R. Kays, Esq., Friars Hill, Guestling near Hastings
RecipientEleanor Isabella Franklin
Recipient LocationNo address
Archive CreatorEleanor Isabella Franklin, later Eleanor Gell (1824-1860)
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
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