Letter from Rickards and Sons to John Philip Gell, advising against proceeding further with any legal process They had hoped Miss Cracroft may have given information on the purchase of the portrait in June 1848, but matters now in deadlock; their opinion is that it would be a risky one to try afther nearly 40 years of the portrait being in the possession of Lady Franklin and her representative; they doubt if Lady Franklin made an accurate statement in 1855, but that was the time to prove its correctness; the court would probably decide against his claim because of that. If Gell wishes to proceed, they can lay papers before counsel and get an opinion 11 Mar 1892