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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
      - 22 - Letters from cousin Emma Cracroft to Eleanor Isabella Franklin later Gell - 1836-1850

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FEG/1/22/5
Former Reference	D3287/31/3/22
Title	Letter from Emma Cracroft to her cousin Eleanor Isabella Gell, including reference to appointment of captains for search expeditions
Date	[23 Feb 1850]
Description	Dated only Wednesday, but marked in pencil as 23 Feb 1850
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Sender	Emma Cracroft
Sender Location	No address
Recipient	Eleanor Isabella Gell
Recipient Location	Rev. J.N. Simkinson [Simpkinson], The Grove, Harrow [16 Upper Seymour Street, Russell Square, London crossed out]
Archive Creator	Eleanor Isabella Franklin, later Eleanor Gell (1824-1860)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Format	Document
Term	Franklin Expedition (1845)
Transcript or Index	Emma Cracroft (in pencil) Feb 23 1850 (in pencil) Wednesday My dearest Eleanor As I want to tell you how sorry I am that I was not able to come and see you again before I left town. I may as well enclose one of the little bodies which I have just finished sooner than I expected – you will see I have re-modelled the sleeves and frilling - and I think it will do very nicely now. I spent the half of Thursday and all Friday at Spring Gardens, so that I really had no time for coming to you from Mrs Majendies I much wished, however if all goes well I hope soon to see you again. General and Mrs Gardiner came to see me early one morning, they were both looking well and not a day older. Mrs Gardiner only a little paler. They will remain in town until the summer so I hope to see a good deal of thaem when I come up again. Dear Catherine left us early yesterday morning – she will only remain a day or two in Bath to break the long journey and then go on straight to Bishops Teignton. Emma gave me a packet of money for the doyleys but why did you hurry yourself for the payment, the Missionary Box would have waited. I see in todays paper that the Commanders of the ships are appointed but untill I hear from Sophy I shall hardly believe the correctness of the statement, for the “Times” so often make mistakes. Write to me soon dear Eleanor and tell me how you are getting on. I was so much pleased with what I saw of Mrs Gilbert at Mrs Guillemard’s the other night, but the dinner was a very heavy stupid affair. Remember us very kindly to Mr Gell and believe me dearest Eleanor your very affectionate Emma Cracroft The Reverend J. N. Simpkinson The Grove, Harrow Mrs John Gell 16 Upper Seymour Street Portman Square London (The above crossed out) Thr Grove Harrow on the Hill

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