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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
      - 15 - Letters from Hannah Booth to her niece Eleanor Isabella Gell - 1849-1858

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FEG/1/15/6
Former Reference	D3311/122/12
Title	Letter from Hannah Booth to her niece Eleanor Isabella Gell, including references to Dr Rae's despatches and the continued divisions between Eleanor and Lady Franklin
Date	11 May 1850
Description	She expects letters every day from Mr Gell. She hears from Aunt Cracroft that Eleanor has lost her cough. She is sorry that Eleanor does not have someone from her family with her but her Aunt Kay is nearby. She writes that the disappointment attending Mr Rae’s despatch must not dampen their hope, lest they think, as he did not gain the desired point, no one can. They will still hope that God’s almighty power is over the ‘dear wanderers’ and he will relieve their anxious minds by revealing the secret of their long detention and bring them all in safety to the bosom of their families and friends. She urges her niece to reconcile with her Mama - ‘’consider the blessing it would be to my dear brother to see you the happy mother of his offspring and his wife ready to greet him.’’ She does not know the source or the continued cause of their divisions but wishes to aid their reconciliation. Paper black-edged.
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Sender	Hannah Booth
Sender Location	No address
Recipient	Eleanor Isabella Gell
Recipient Location	No address
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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