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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D3287/4/5
Title	Filed and guarded letters [42] to Sir William Gell, including from Caroline of Brunswick, Princess of Wales
Date	Feb 1815-Sep 1821
Description	With a note by a member of the Gell family reading 'bought from Maggs 1949'. 'Maggs' presumably refers to Maggs Bros Ltd, an auction house in Bloomsbury, London since 1853. See www.maggs.com. Also includes other documents including draft appointment of attorneys
Extent	1 volume
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Access Conditions	Handle with care
Format	Document
Language	French
	English
	Italian
Copyright	In Copyright
Copies	Copies of these letters can be found under reference D3287/4/3/1-2
Publication Note	The letters have been published in 'Queen Caroline and Sir William Gell: a study in royal patronage and classical scholarship' by Jason Thompson (2019)
Term	Letters (documents)
Archivist Note	Amended to reflect the fact that the volume includes letters from individuals other than Caroline of Brunswick, 25 November 2022, BS.