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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D8760/F/FEG/1/9/2 |
| Former Reference | D3287/32/1/15 |
| Title | Letter from Harriet Isabella Gell to sister-in law Eleanor Isabella Gell, including caution not to raise her hopes as regards news from the Arctic |
| Date | 7 Oct [1850] |
| Description | Glad to hear of any glimpses of hope from the Arctic Regions; references to gifts of flowers in the family, including a parcel for Aunt Sim; she cautions her not to raise her expectations too high, as disappointment might be too great.
Only dated Monday morning 7 Oct, but likely to be year 1850 based on chronology. |
| Extent | 1 sheet |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Sender | Harriet Isabella Gell |
| Sender Location | 16 U.S.S. [Upper Seymour Street] |
| Recipient | Eleanor Isabella Gell |
| Recipient Location | No address |
| Archive Creator | Eleanor Isabella Franklin, later Eleanor Gell (1824-1860) |
| Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth |
| Format | Document |
| Term | Franklin Expedition (1845) |
| Arctic regions |
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