John Byrche at Cannock [Staffordshire] to Thomas Gell at Hopton - upon the conference he had with Gell in London, he moved Sir William Whitmore in the b usiness of Gell's nephew - Whitmore's answer was that his daughter was left entirely to the charge of her uncle Sir George Whitmoor and his own power was but to provide her with a portion which would be £3000 - Sir William had no objection to an approach being made to Sir George and suggested that the children should meet to see if they liked each other [1639]