# The 1848 record states the intention to start for Back's Fish River on 26 April.

> The 1848 record states the intention to start for Back's Fish River on 26 April.

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# The 1848 record states the intention to start for Back's Fish River on 26 April.

The 1848 record states the intention to start for Back's Fish River on 26 April.

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## What it bears on 1 answer

[The whole party set out together for the Back River and died along the way; the ships drifted south unmanned.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/answers/ANS0D59K2S43XR6/the-whole-party-set-out-together-for-the-back-river-and-died)

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## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The 1848 record states the intention to start for Back's Fish River on 26 April. [Evidence EVD0D59K30Y3Y2H]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0D59K30Y3Y2H
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