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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D8760/F/FSJ/1/15/18
Former ReferenceD3311/40/21
TitleTyped transcript of letter from John Franklin to his sisters, on trying to get permission for home leave, original dated 19 Sep 1810
Date[20th cent]
DescriptionWaiting for permission to leave; recent attack of "Brazilian" illness; hopes to come to Lincolnshire (after only two days in London) by the end of the month; Satisfactory news of James; indisposition of Isabella with lump
Extent3 sheets
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
SenderJohn Franklin
Sender LocationH M S Bedford, Portsmouth Harbour
RecipientElizabeth Franklin and sisters
Recipient LocationMavis Enderby, Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire
Archive CreatorSir John Franklin (1786-1847)
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
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