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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
      - 1 - Letters largely by John Franklin to John Richardson, formerly in a bound volume - 1820-1845

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FJR/1/1/23
Former Reference	D3311/53/24
Title	Letter from John Franklin to friend John Richardson, on provisioning of second Arctic land expedition
Date	21 May 1824
Description	Checking packages for embarcation by the 27th except for the boats going on on 4 June. Asks Richardson’s immediate opinion about sending two 8-gallon kegs of rum left over from Parry’s last voyage. Concerned at risk of men “poaching” it: suggests marking it as “powder”
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Sender	John Franklin
Sender Location	Victualling Office, Deptford [London]
Recipient	John Richardson
Recipient Location	Royal Marine Barracks, Chatham
Archive Creator	Sir John Richardson (1787-1865)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth

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