JOHN FRANKLIN
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JOHN FRANKLIN
(1786 - 1847) English polar explorer who led four expeditions to discover the Northwest Passage, succeeded on his last attempt but perished nonetheless. Manuscript L.S. "John Franklin", 1p. legal folio, "Government House", Aug. 29, 1837 to A. Y. Spearman. In part: "...I have the honour to transmit for the information of the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury a Statement of the Revenue and Expenditures of this Colony...together with a return of the expenditure from the Military Chest for the quarter ending the 30th June last...". Mounted, light edge soiling, else fine. Franklin was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) in 1836, but was removed from office in 1843. He did not endear himself with the local civil servants, who particularly disliked his humane ideals and his attempts to reform the Tasmanian penal colony.
(1786 - 1847) English polar explorer who led four expeditions to discover the Northwest Passage, succeeded on his last attempt but perished nonetheless. Manuscript L.S. "John Franklin", 1p. legal folio, "Government House", Aug. 29, 1837 to A. Y. Spearman. In part: "...I have the honour to transmit for the information of the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury a Statement of the Revenue and Expenditures of this Colony...together with a return of the expenditure from the Military Chest for the quarter ending the 30th June last...". Mounted, light edge soiling, else fine. Franklin was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) in 1836, but was removed from office in 1843. He did not endear himself with the local civil servants, who particularly disliked his humane ideals and his attempts to reform the Tasmanian penal colony.
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