Forsyth, correspondence

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MS 248/385/1-3;D Letters (3) to Jane, Lady Franklin, 16 July 1850 to 20 April 1851 [Regarding various Franklin search expeditions] 5 leaves, holograph

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The correspondence relates to the disappearance of the British Naval Northwest Passage Expedition, 1845-1849 (leader Sir John Franklin) with particular mention of the privately funded search expedition of 1850 commanded by Forsyth

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The Institute holds extensive archival material for Jane Franklin including numerous letters written regarding the disappearance of her husband and the subsequent search expeditions mounted.

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Franklin Jane 1792-1875 Traveller and Social Reformer