Letter from Sir John Franklin to Ann Flinders, 14 October 1813
Letter from Sir John Franklin to Ann Flinders, 14 October 1813
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14 October 1813
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Af 1/1
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0.02 metres of textual material (1 folder) - manuscript
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Transcription available online - http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2013/D17743/a006.htm
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Letter from Sir John Franklin to Ann Flinders, 14 October 1813
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Digital order no:Album ID : 823217
Microfilm copy available at CY 2592
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Sir John Franklin (1786-1847) served as midshipman under Matthew Flinders (to whom was related by marriage) in the Investigator during his survey of the Australian coast, 1801-1803. From 1837 to 1843 Franklin was lieutenant-governor of Tasmania. He commanded several expeditions of Artic exploration and died in 1847 during an attempt to discover the...
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Af 1/1
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nGm3ONyY
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402138
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