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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
      - 3 - Letters from John Philip Gell to his wife Eleanor Isabella Gell - 1850-1857

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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
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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)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth

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