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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
      - 31 - Letters from Henrietta Weekes Wright (née Franklin) to her niece Eleanor Isabella Gell - 1849-1855

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FEG/1/31/20
Former Reference	D3287/31/13
Title	Letter from Henrietta W. Wright to her niece Eleanor Isabella Gell, mainly on family news, with the hope that Eleanor will soon settle all matters that have been an anxiety to her
Date	9 Jul 1855
Description	Via Uncle Sellwood wishing the Gells a pleasant journey to Paris and return to their home at Notting Hall. Arthur gave a satisfactory account of the Gell children; he also saw how Mary was settled at Ryde; he assisted his father in Sunday service, reading prayers in the morning and helping to administer communion, and preaching in the afternoon; he went home that day. Harriet would be obliged for the seals Eleanor offered: Aunt Booth when she come to Lincolnshire or Alice, given the opportunity, passing from Shiplake, could bring them. She hopes Eleanor is able to settle all matters soon after all the months of the burden of anxiety. Love to the Gell family. She has had favourable accounts of Mary.
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Sender	Henrietta Weeks Wright
Sender Location	Wrangle Vicarage [Boston, Lincolnshire]
Recipient	Eleanor Isabella Gell
Recipient Location	No address
Archive Creator	Eleanor Isabella Franklin, later Eleanor Gell (1824-1860)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
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