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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/1/3/5
Former Reference	D3287/7/3/1/2
Title	Letter from John Philip Gell to his wife Eleanor Isabella Gell, quoting poem by Thomas Burbidge on Franklin's disappearance
Date	16 Oct [1851]
Description	He writes from home, about little Eleanor cutting her teeth and how he had meant to see Eleanor that morning, but the coach did not come near the house and started from Ventnor when he had gone out with Gurney to look at a landslip. He has sketched the slip with three stages A, B and C which he goes on to describe. He is sending the Times which is full of the many awards for the Exhibition medals. He quotes a sonnet from a collection of poems ‘Hours and Days’ by Burbidge to console her. Burbidge had sent copies to Eleanor and Lady F. The sonnet is about the disappearance of Franklin. JPG writes if any one ‘’ can overcome the perils, he will; and if not, he is still in light and safety’’. Date given only as 16 Oct in text, but year 1851 has been added in pencil.
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Sender	John Philip Gell
Sender Location	16 Upper Seymour Street
Recipient	Eleanor Isabella Gell
Recipient Location	[?Isle of Wight]
Archive Creator	Eleanor Isabella Franklin, later Eleanor Gell (1824-1860)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Format	Document
Term	Franklin Expedition (1845)

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