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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D8760/F/FEG/1/34/7 |
| Former Reference | D3287/31/4/1 |
| Title | Letter from Mary Anne Kendall to her cousin Eleanor Isabella Gell, relating to the family's decision to mourn Sir John Franklin, including reference to his will |
| Date | 22 Mar 1854 |
| Description | Plans have changed; Josephine not visiting as intended, problems with her shoulder; the Rices and other friends will also be disappointed; hoping to see Eleanor when comes to London; has business to conduct relating to her sons; hopes to see Henry and to dine with Mama; everything Eleanor has told her about the will was news to her; had acted in accordance with the decision made by the Booths and had bought some things for Mary K. , but will now act according to the decision made by the wider family; “Poor dear Uncle Franklin! That best of all men”; now in heaven; mourning him; “many conflicting circumstances” mixed up in everything |
| Extent | 1 sheet |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
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| Sender | Mary Anne Kendall |
| Sender Location | Royal Naval College |
| Recipient | Eleanor Isabella Gell |
| Recipient Location | No address |
| Archive Creator | Eleanor Isabella Franklin, later Eleanor Gell (1824-1860) |
| Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth |
| Format | Document |
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| Term | Franklin Expedition (1845) |