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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
52 - Letters from other correspondents to Eleanor Isabella Franklin, later Gell - [c1836-1858]
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D8760/F/FEG/1/52/43
Former Reference
D3287/31/11
Title
Letter from Louisa Herring to Eleanor Isabella Gell, offering sympathy for Eleanor's worries concerning the alleged report of the Esquimaux knowledge of the whereabouts of her father's expedition
Date
18 Nov [1849]
Description
Sympathises with her over her agitated feelings over the last few days; anxious to know the opinion of Sir James Ross on the original Esquimaux report relating to the ships and their location. Letter only dated 18 Nov, but 1849 has been added in pencil
Extent
1 sheet
Level
Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
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Sender
Louisa Herring
Sender Location
Pelham Cottage, Ryde
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
Inuit
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Indigenous populations
Franklin Expedition (1845)
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