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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/1/3/8
Former Reference	D3287/7/3/1/8
Former Reference	D3287/31/6
Title	Letter from John Philip Gell to his wife Eleanor Isabella Gell, during his stay in Dorset for meetings of clergymen: with envelope
Date	17 Oct 1857
Description	He asks Eleanor to enclose a letter and resolution to old [?]Filleul. He would like to get an inkling on his son’s arrival in England on how the land lies. The weather has been beautiful. The meetings have gone well; he failed in getting to the boys’ school at Wimborne, but he has had a meeting every night and been very busy. He is concerned about Bolton and must make up his mind to get a second curate and look out for some suitable advancement for Bolton. He comments on how well the house he is staying at is kept. He sends his love to his family. Also his concerns at Bolton as curate and at getting a girl of 19 [to be maid]. Envelope postmarked for Maiden Newton and Dorchester 17 Oct 1857 .
Extent	2 items
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Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Sender	John Philip Gell
Sender Location	Maiden Newton [Dorset]
Recipient	Eleanor Isabella Gell
Recipient Location	St John's Lodge, Notting Hill, London
Archive Creator	Eleanor Isabella Franklin, later Eleanor Gell (1824-1860)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth

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