Sir John Franklin manuscript material : 2 items, 1819-1823

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Sir John Franklin manuscript material : 2 items, 1819-1823

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· To "Dear Sir" : 1 autograph letter signed : 18 Aug 1819 : (MISC 0283) : referring to scientific matters, and giving an account of a "hair breadth escape from shipwreck on Resolution Island." · To John Letts, Jnr., of the New European Magazine : 1 autograph letter : 13 Mar 1823 : (MISC 0284) : third person, alluding to the publication of one of his works. Letts was the son of John Letts and the brother of Thomas Letts, the stationers.

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New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 7078515

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Franklin, John, 1786-1847

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Letts, John, Jnr.

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