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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/1/20/9
Former Reference	D3287/31/3/18
Title	Letter from Isabella Cracroft to her niece Eleanor Isabella Gell. offering advice on the best way to feed her baby
Date	6 Jun [1851]
Description	Only dated 6 June, but 1851 added in pencil
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Sender	Isabella Cracroft
Sender Location	Winchester
Recipient	Eleanor Isabella Gell
Recipient Location	16 Upper Seymour Street [in pencil]
Archive Creator	Eleanor Isabella Franklin, later Eleanor Gell (1824-1860)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Transcript or Index	Winchester June 6th My dear Eleanor I am truly sorry to hear you are not strong and obliged to wean your dear little man, I hope you feed him on arrow root s[?……]d with white sugar for I am sure he will not thrive unless you do, and til the dear child have this at least three or four times a day I am sure Mr [?Phittall] will tell you he will not be then over fed; for as neither you, or Mr Gell are strong your dear Children for the first few mouths require the most nutritious food and plenty of it. Rusks and milk will not satisfy a child that has once had the Mother’s support. Will you dear Eleanor receive this counsel from me who have witnessed the effect of this treatment on my own and the children of others – dear little Laura Lacy on arriving in England was a perfect skeleton and under this treatment became in two or three months quite fat and healthy and has remained so. Will you kindly put Miss Brackenbury’s direction for me on the enclosed letter for I cannot Remember her cousin Joseph Brackenbury's address with whom she is staying. With Cathy's and my best love believe me my dear Eleanor your affectionate Aunt I Cracroft.

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