Letters by Jane, Lady Franklin

Date:
1843-1856
Reference:
MS.7831/6-8
Part of:
Franklin, Sir John (1786-1847), Governor of Tasmania, Arctic explorer
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Description

3 autograph letters, signed, by Jane, Lady Franklin; correspondents including Joseph Milligan, Inspector of Convict Discipline, Hobart (no. 6; see also nos. 2-4 and MS. 7830/11). no. 7 discusses the autograph of her late husband and the changes in his handwriting during his time in Van Dieman's Land; no. 8 discusses a visit from Emma, Queen of Hawaii (d.1885).

Publication/Creation

1843-1856

Physical description

3 items

Finding aids

Database description transcribed from Richard Aspin and Christopher Hilton's typescript supplement to S.A.J Moorat's Catalogue of Western Manuscripts.

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