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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
      - 2 - Letters from Jane, Lady Franklin (née Griffin) to her stepdaughter Eleanor Isabella Franklin, later Gell - 1828-1849

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FEG/1/2/7
Former Reference	D3287/31/8
Title	Letter from Lady Franklin to her step-daughter Eleanor Isabella Franklin, while at Corfu during her travels in the Mediterranena, with note on back from Eleanor's aunt, Frances Majendie
Date	29 Jan 1832
Description	Always receives a letter from Eleanor when steampacket arrives, queries whether Eleanor would remember without prompting; new arrangements for steampacket sailings, Eleanor should find out the details and act accordingly; not living on Rainbow because in port, large house on Esplanade; description of rock, lighthouse, signal-post, arrival of ships in harbour; calling ships "she"; Frank Simpkinson is to be a sailor on the Britannia at Portsmouth until Papa can place him on the Rainbow; cousin Henry Kay is on the Rainbow; Papa has written to Aunt, sends best love to Eleanor, and to nephews and neices Endorsed with covering note from F. Majendie; it is a nice long letter from Lady Franklin; hopes that Eleanor will be well enough to read it; sorry that cousins still so ill; thanks to Sophy for letter; Aunt hopes to visit soon; arrangements for sending letters to the ship.
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Sender	Jane Franklin
Sender Location	Corfu
Recipient	Eleanor Isabella Franklin
Recipient Location	At Mrs Cracroft's, 1 Ephraim Place, Tunbridge Wells
Archive Creator	Eleanor Isabella Franklin, later Eleanor Gell (1824-1860)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth

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