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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D8760/F/FKA/1/1/5
Former ReferenceD3311/50/13
TitleLetter from John Franklin to his sister-in-law Sarah Henrietta Kay, on the progress of his second Arctic land expedition
Date16 Jun 1825
DescriptionArrived to find that boats had left fourteen days earlier for Athabasca lake.  A carpenter, Thomas Matthews has broken his leg: Richardson predicts a good recovery.  Offers advice not to trust newspaper reports about the expediiton.  About to resume the journey: reports calm after stormy weather and many mosquitoes.
Extent1 sheet
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
SenderJohn Franklin
Sender LocationCumberland House [Canada]
RecipientSarah Henrietta Kay
Recipient LocationRoyal Hospital, Greenwich
Archive CreatorKay family of London
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
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