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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
GHW - Records of Henry Willingham Gell - 1855-1938
1 - Correspondence of Henry Willingham Gell, including material relating to Sir John Franklin and topics of related historical or genealogical interest - 1855-1938
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D8760/F/GHW/1/5
Former Reference
D3311/82/1
Title
Documents relating to John Franklin and his intention of helping Inuit people to get education in 1822, involving the Christian Missionary Society
Date
1937
Description
He quotes an extract from Dr. Stock's History of the Church Missionary Society, Vol. 1 page 246, on Sir John Franklin's urging the Society to extend its work to other Indian tribes, particularly the Eskimo. Wilson Cash adds that the work was carried out by the Society for many years until responsibility was handed to the Canadian Church, with the C.M.S. giving an endowment grant of £25,000 in 1920 when work was transferred.
Extent
7 items
Level
File
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Sender
W.Wilson Cash
Sender Location
6, Salisbury Square, London EC4
Recipient
H.W. Gell Esq.
Recipient Location
Wicksted near Leamington
Archive Creator
Henry Willingham Gell (1856-1942)
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Term
Inuit
Ethnic groups
Indigenous populations
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Gell; Henry Willingham (1856-1942); doctor and physician
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