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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
      - 37 - Letters from John Griffin, father of Lady Franklin, to Eleanor Isabella Gell - 1840-[c1850]

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FEG/1/37/2
Former Reference	D3287/32/1/12
Title	Letter from John Griffin to Eleanor Isabella Franklin. including references to the return of Lady Franklin to Tasmania after her travels in Australia
Date	2 Nov 1842
Description	Receipt of letter at Tunbridge where they are staying until the middle of the month, with Emma being unwell; last August they made another tour in Germany, visiting the baths and returning home by Antwerp; glad to hear her Mama has returned safely from her perils and privations; thanks for account of the New College, for which he wishes success.
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Sender	John Griffin
Sender Location	Bedford Place
Recipient	Eleanor Isabella Franklin
Recipient Location	Tasmania
Archive Creator	Eleanor Isabella Franklin, later Eleanor Gell (1824-1860)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
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Term	Colonialism
Term	British Empire

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