Letter from John Philip Gell to E.J. Rickards, confirming Sophia Cracroft's denial of the Gell claim to the Phillips portrait and enclosing documents for consideration Gell has received letter from his cousin Sophia Cracroft confirming she is the exhibitor of the Phillips portrait; Sophia was the executrix of Lady Franklin's will, and he believes Lady Franklin's mistake about the ownership has misled her to dispute the claim; he encloses copies of various documents, including Lady Franklin's will and a list of dates; he states he will write further when the received documents have been considered. 31 Dec 1891