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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D8760/F/FEG/1/52/46
Former ReferenceD3287/31/11
TitleLetter from Lady Maria Hooker to Eleanor Isabella Gell, relating to the imprisonment of her son Joseph Hooker
Date22 Jan [1850]
DescriptionThanks for Eleanor's sympathy over her son, who has assured her that he is safe and expects to be released [Joseph Hooker had been imprisoned in Nov 1849 in Sikkim, while on expedition in the Himalayas]. Letter only dated 22 Jan, but 1850 has been added in pencil
Extent1 sheet
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
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SenderMaria Hooker
Sender LocationKew
RecipientEleanor Isabella Gell
Recipient Location16 Upper Seymour Street [in pencil]
Archive CreatorEleanor Isabella Franklin, later Eleanor Gell (1824-1860)
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
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