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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
  - FKA - Records of the Kay family, related to Sir John Franklin by his marriage to his first wife, Eleanor - 1797-1860
    - 1 - Letters of Sarah Henrietta Kay, daughter of William Porden and sister-in-law of John Franklin - 1797-1860
      - 1 - Letters from John Franklin to his sister-in-law Sarah Henrietta Kay - 1825-1833

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FKA/1/1/11
Former Reference	D3311/29/31
Title	Letter from John Franklin to his sister-in-law Sarah Henrietta Kay, on his return to England after the second Arctic land expedition
Date	Oct 1827
Description	Approves of Mr Kay taking more rest: he will benefit from not visiting Suffolk until next week. Busy preparing for packing. Implies that yesterday she disapproved of his travelling companions: assures her that they did not go as far as Deptford: he had a safe journey.
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Sender	John Franklin
Sender Location	No address
Recipient	Sarah Henrietta Kay
Recipient Location	No address
Archive Creator	Kay family of London
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
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