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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
  - FEG - Records of Eleanor Isabella Gell nee Franklin, daughter of Sir John and Eleanor Franklin and wife of Reverend John Philip Gell - 1828-[early 20th cent]
    - 1 - Correspondence of Eleanor Isabella Gell nee Franklin - 1828-1859
      - 11 - Correspondence between Elizabeth Franklin and her niece Eleanor Isabella Franklin, later Gell - 1837-1849

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FEG/1/11/5
Former Reference	D3287/31/8
Title	Letter from Elizabeth Franklin to her niece Eleanor Isabella Franklin, relating to the assurances from the Admiralty about the safety of Sir John Franklin and news on Sir John Richardson's expedition: with envelope
Date	8 Nov 1847
Description	Aunt refers to copy of Lord Auckland's letter and reassurance that Admiralty had looked after Sir John Franklin's safety, hopes for his safe return; comments on her own healtn, circulation of copies of Lord Auckland's letter to the wider family, Eleanor's health, Lady Franklin's "rambles into other countries"; Sir John Ross's and Booth's interest in Sir John Franklin's expedition, Sir John Richardson having set out to search in the Spring, newspaper reports of safe arrival of search party in Hudson's Bay, plan to overwinter then pursue search in Spring. Very difficult handwriting. Letter undated, but envelope postmarked Horncastle 8 Nov 1847.
Extent	3 items
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Sender	Elizabeth Franklin
Sender Location	Horncastle, Lincolnshire
Recipient	Eleanor Isabella Franklin
Recipient Location	John Frifin's Esq, 21 Bedford Place, Russell Square, London
Archive Creator	Eleanor Isabella Franklin, later Eleanor Gell (1824-1860)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Format	Document
Term	Franklin Expedition (1845)

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