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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D8760/F/GJP/1/10/3 |
| Former Reference | D3287/31/9/37-38 |
| Title | Letter from John Rae to John Backie, introducing Reverend Gell and his family on their trip to the Orkneys, with envelope |
| Date | Apr 1860 |
| Description | Asking for help in finding them comfortable lodgings; he adds that Mr Gell has seen a great deal of the world and that "Mrs Gell is the daughter of the most distinguished and much lamented Sir John Franklin" |
| Extent | 2 items |
| Level | File |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Sender | John Rae |
| Sender Location | London |
| Recipient | John Backie |
| Recipient Location | Banker, Kirkwall, Orkney |
| Archive Creator | Rev John Philip Gell (1816-1898) |
| Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth |
| Format | Document |
| Term | Letters (documents) |
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