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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D8760/F/FEG/1/41/1 |
| Former Reference | D3311/122/14 |
| Title | Letter from John Nassau Simpkinson to his cousin Eleanor Isabella Gell, including reference to her improved relations with Lady Franklin |
| Date | 4 Dec [1854] |
| Description | Obliged for getting letter from her on her improved relations with her aunt, having made friends; she is welcome to have any right of ownership he might possess to the pedestal of the Cupid; when in London in a fortnight hoping to find her settled in their new home in B.[Bedford] Place, a great improvement on Seymour Street; views on the siege of Sebastopol. Only dated 4 Dec, but 1854 added in pencil, which fits context of letter |
| Extent | 1 sheet |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
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| Sender | John Nassau Simpkinson |
| Sender Location | Oban |
| 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 |
| Term | Franklin Expedition (1845) |
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