# Gore 1847: The Victory Point record (Sir John Franklin's last message), HSR/C/9/1

> Graham Gore, James Fitzjames, Francis R. M. Crozier, 1847. 2 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The expedition's last known plan, deaths to April…

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# The Victory Point record (Sir John Franklin's last message), HSR/C/9/1

Graham Gore, James Fitzjames, Francis R. M. Crozier, 1847. _Royal Museums Greenwich (National Maritime Museum), archive HSR/C/9/1_.

A printed Admiralty message form filled in on 24 May 1847 and left in a cairn, with a marginal note added in April 1848 when the ships were deserted: the only written word from the expedition after its first winter.

**Franklin expedition (HMS Erebus and HMS Terror)** **Primary source** ManuscriptCopy of **[The Victory Point record and its tin case](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/artifacts/ART0D59KA3G101E/the-victory-point-record-and-its-tin-case)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The expedition's last known plan, deaths to April 1848 and the date of the desertion.

## Cited by on this site 2 records

[The Victory Point record and its tin case: document](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/copies/CPY0D59KBT66KHB/the-victory-point-record-and-its-tin-case-document)

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[The Victory Point record and its tin case: scan](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/copies/CPY0D59KC207TNQ/the-victory-point-record-and-its-tin-case-scan)

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## Cite it

```
Gore, G., Fitzjames, J., & Crozier, F. R. M. (1847). The Victory Point record (Sir John Franklin's last message), HSR/C/9/1. Royal Museums Greenwich (National Maritime Museum), archive HSR/C/9/1. https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/archive/rmgc-object-504898
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[Read it free at rmg.co.uk](https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/archive/rmgc-object-504898)

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**SRC** 0D59JQSJ64SW

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Manuscript

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public-domain

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26 Oct 2026

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Against the published original

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