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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D8760/F/FKA/1/1/27 |
| Former Reference | D3311/29/27 |
| Title | Letter from John Franklin to his sister-in-law Sarah Henrietta Kay, relating to wish to see a sketch professed to have been written by Miss Jane Porter |
| Date | [1829] |
| Description | Thanks for notice about a sketch professed to be written by Miss Jane Porter: would be obliged if William provided a copy. Jane Porter and her sister had called upon Mrs Kay's sister" at Devonshire Street and Franklin himself has met them on several occasions, and could be said to be acquainted with them though slightly . Approves of altered arrangements for dinner and theatre visit. "Love and kisses as my dear Eleanor would say." PS what can they say about the weather, "tell Mary Anne to prepare her snow shoes".
No date given but various references may perhaps point to a date in or around 1829. |
| 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 |
| Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth |
| Copies | A digital copy of this item can be viewed on the public computers at the record office. |