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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D8760/F/FEG/1/4/2 |
| Former Reference | D3287/11/9/1/6 |
| Title | Letter from John Franklin Gell to his mother Eleanor Isabella Gell, written when a young child |
| Date | 19 Apr 1858 |
| Description | On having written a very bad Latin letter to Mama, his making a pair of purple cuffs for one of his sisters, playing at double chess, hearing a sermon from Mr Cheetham |
| Extent | 1 sheet |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
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| Sender | John Franklin Gell |
| Sender Location | Quorn [Leicestershire] |
| Recipient | Eleanor Isabella Gell |
| Recipient Location | No address |
| Archive Creator | Eleanor Isabella Franklin, later Eleanor Gell (1824-1860) |
| Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth |
| Transcript or Index | Quorn April 19 1858
My dear Mama,
Eleanor wrote the other day and said that we wrote to you a very bad Latin letter. I hope this will be better. I will tell you a secret if you will not tell. I am going to make a pair of Purple cuffs for one of my sisters. (Tuesday) I have finished them. I hope Alice and Henry are quite well. We play a game at double chess. We are going to Miss Cox on Thursday, to dine with her. When we go to Church we hear such nice Sermons preached by Mr Cheetham My love to all
I am My dear Mama your affectionate son
John Franklin Gell |
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