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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
      - 15 - Letters from Hannah Booth to her niece Eleanor Isabella Gell - 1849-1858

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FEG/1/15/22
Former Reference	D3287/32/4/14
Title	Letter from Hannah Booth to her niece Eleanor Isabella Gell, while the Gells are in Scotland, recounting her own tour there 17 years previously
Date	20 Aug [1857]
Description	Aunt was in Inverness 17 years ago; enjoyed her "Scotch tour"; wanted to point out where stayed with Laird of Appin, before Eleanor took Caledonian Canal Steamer; Aunt visited Fort Augustus and Fort William, Inverness, Fort George, Moray Firth, Cairn[gorm] mountains, Blair Athol, Dunkeld, Edinburgh, Kelso, Melrose, Abbotsford; away eleven weeks; glad to hear that they have been able to enjoy themselves; hope that she will not over-reach her strength "in the hour of need"; children and grandchildren well; Clement gone to Rugby; Thomas and Herbert "at their separate posts"; all are better at Wrangle; brother is as usual; Mary is better; Catharine Drummond and eight children at Skegness, also three of Willingham's children, governess and servant, at hotel, all well; hope to see some of them next week; been at Wrangle; going to Spilsby, back to Friskney, then Notting Hill; Mary Anne, Aunt's son and grand-daughters send kind regards to Eleanor, Aunt's nephew and children . Paper black-edged. Only dated 20 Aug, but year 1857 has been added in pencil, which tallies with when the Gells holidayed in Scotland.
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Sender	Hannah Booth
Sender Location	Friskney Vicarage
Recipient	Eleanor Isabella Gell
Recipient Location	No address
Archive Creator	Eleanor Isabella Franklin, later Eleanor Gell (1824-1860)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth

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