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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/GHW/1/3/18
Former Reference	D3311/83/49
Title	Letter from John Philip Gell to Sophia Cracroft, explaining why he has resurrected the claim to the Sir John Franklin portrait by Phillips.
Date	23 Jan 1892
Description	Hopes she has got better since she last wrote; he explains why he staretd and and then withdrew claim when the will was dealt with in 1855; Lady Franklin claimed she had bought it since his departure on his last voyage; Gell believes that there was a second portrait by Lewis, to whch he lays no claim; the cheque which paid Phillips was found among papers, which proved that the portrait had always been Sir John's property, and that he had been misinformed in 1855 due to Lady Franklin's mistake; the date of payment was 24 Jan 1824; there was no evidence it was sold betwen 1824 and 1845; he asks her to think about it and get her solicitor to confer with his, if necessary
Extent	2 sheets
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Sender	John Philip Gell
Sender Location	Buxted Rectory, Sussex
Recipient	Sophy Cracroft
Recipient Location	No address
Archive Creator	Henry Willingham Gell (1856-1942)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth

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