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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
      - 20 - Letters from Isabella Cracroft (née Franklin) to her niece Eleanor Isabella Franklin, later Gell - 1841-1852

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FEG/1/20/6
Former Reference	D3287/31/3/24
Title	Letter from Isabella Cracroft to her niece Eleanor Isabella Gell, on the health of Eleanor's baby, turning down a request to make knitwear for the baby, with a reference to emigrants to the Canterbury Settlement in New Zealand
Date	4 Sep [1850]
Description	Dated only 4 Sep, but 1850 added in pencil
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Sender	Isabella Cracroft
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
Transcript or Index	Winchester Sept 4th My dear Eleanor I was very glad to have such pleasant reports of yourself, and dear Ones as your last letter contained. I am sure dear Baby must be a nice little Pet and I should be very glad to kiss her fat cheeks. I am glad she does not feed entirely upon you for this would be equally injurious to both of you. – I am sorry dear Eleanor that I cannot undertake your knitting commissions, for (perhaps you may remember) I never was very industrious or skillful in fancy work, and I could not now turn my thoughts to the study of it. – besides dear Eleanor you can purchase anything you want in the scope of leggings, and shoes at the Soho Bazaar; far cheaper and better than I could make them for you, for it would be almost impossible for me to ascertain without seeing dear Baby, the size they must be to fit nicely. I hope you have escaped colds, from which most of our Winchester friends have of late been suffering, both Emma and I have had slight attacks, but are now progressing towards recovery. I hope the Canterbury breakfast went off well, and that the enterprising Emigrants will reach their destination in safety. Catherine will not I think come to you until nearer the Winter, though she reckons much of being introduced to her dear little God Child to whom we all send abundance of kisses, with best love to your dear Husband and yourself, believe me my dearest Eleanor your affectionate Aunt I Cracroft

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