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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D8760/F/FEG/1/44/10
Former ReferenceD3311/122/22
TitleLetter from Marianne Jane Simpkinson to her cousin Eleanor Isabella Gell, including references to the return fo Captain Ingelfield's search expedition and the continuation of the feud between Eleanor and Lady Franklin.
Date21 Oct [1853]
DescriptionMarian says she was sorry not to see her when she was in London; Eleanor must have felt the new brought home from Captain Inglefield very deeply; she supposes Eleanor heard him tell the news, which could hardly have been more than appeared in the newspaper; she asks whether Lady F. has had any communication with her and whether she is still determined to have nothing to do with her. Emma is now reconciled with her sister on condition they never speak about the family. Frank is going to Italy for two or three months. She is concerned about John and Dora, with a worry about John becoming ill. She is glad little Franklin is going to stay with Mamma, hoping the air will do him good. Marian spent a day in Dublin, being pleased with what she saw; Armagh is a stupid, dull and dreary place, now wet and cold. Emma must have told her about Little Lily, but Marian has no affection for the child.
The date is given as only 21 Oct, but Inglefield did return to England in October 1853, giving the news of M'Clure's finding of the North West Passage but with no more news on the Franklin expedition.
Extent1 sheet
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
SenderMarianne Jane Simpkinson
Sender LocationArmagh
RecipientEleanor Isabella Gell
Recipient LocationUnknown
Archive CreatorEleanor Isabella Franklin, later Eleanor Gell (1824-1860)
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
FormatDocument
TermFranklin Expedition (1845)
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