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D8760 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - 1714-1994
F - Family records of the extended Franklin family and the Gell family of Hopton Hall - 1714-1994
FEG - Records of Eleanor Isabella Gell nee Franklin, daughter of Sir John and Eleanor Franklin and wife of Reverend John Philip Gell - 1828-[early 20th cent]
1 - Correspondence of Eleanor Isabella Gell nee Franklin - 1828-1859
10 - Letters from Harriet Sim (née Dod) to her relation Eleanor Isabella Gell - 1852
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D8760/F/FEG/1/10/1
Former Reference
D3287/32/1/1
Title
Letter from Harriet Sim to her relation Eleanor Isabella Gell, relating to Eleanor possibly taking on Caroline Petitt in the household on trial
Date
29 Mar [1852]
Description
Apologies for taking so long to reply; problem of illness of female servant, having feared scarlet fever; on Caroline Petitt being willing to trial a situation with Eleanor; kind love to John.
The letter is only dated 29 March, but the context with regard to Caroline Pettit suggests it is likely to be 1852.
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1 sheet
Level
Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
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Sender
Harriet Sim
Sender Location
Wingham
Recipient
Eleanor Isabella Gell
Recipient Location
No address
Archive Creator
Eleanor Isabella Franklin, later Eleanor Gell (1824-1860)
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
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