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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FSJ/1/2
Title	Letters from Eleanor Isabella Franklin to her father Sir John Franklin
Date	1832-1849
Description	Only the first of the letters actually reached Sir John Franklin. The other two letters, with accompanying items, were sent with search expedition ships which failed to find Franklin and his officer and crews, and were consequently returned to Eleanor when the ships returned.
Extent	5 items
Level	SubSeries
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Sir John Franklin (1786-1847)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Related Material	For 15 letters from Sir John Franklin to his daughter Eleanor, 1831-1845, see D8760/F/FEG/1/1/1-16
Term	Naval personnel
	Navy officers
	Sailors