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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D8760/F/FEG/1/3/1 |
| Former Reference | D3287/7/3/1/1 |
| Title | Letter from John Philip Gell to his wife Eleanor Isabella Gell, criticising the repressive nature of his father [Reverend Philip Gell] |
| Date | 24 Jul 1850 |
| Description | JP Gell comments on his father, criticising his repression and ‘’putting hard interputations on natural emotions.’’ He compares his father’s negative methods with those of his Saviour. He feels he has been a breakwater for his brothers and sisters, by which he has endured his father’s temper and principles so that they could retain their individuality. He has read the beautiful article by Arthur Stanley, appreciated by Gurney, on the Gorham Case. He names some of those who attended the meeting he had attended, chaired by the Bishop of Peterborough, comprising Davies, the Queen's tutor, and Dr Peile of Repton [Thomas Willimason Peile, Headmaster of Repton School], who opened with a dull speech on a new-old system of religion, after which the meeting proceeded better. |
| Extent | 1 sheet |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
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| Sender | John Philip Gell |
| Sender Location | Ashby de la Zouch |
| Recipient | Eleanor Isabella Gell |
| Recipient Location | 16 Upper Seymour Street [in pencil] |
| Archive Creator | Eleanor Isabella Franklin, later Eleanor Gell (1824-1860) |
| Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth |
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