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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D8760/F/FEG/1/6/8 |
| Former Reference | D3287/1/10/7/2 |
| Title | Letter from Elizabeth Gell to her daughter-in-law Eleanor Isabella Gell, on arrangements before the birth of one of Eleanor's children [Philip Lyttelton Gell] |
| Date | 6 Apr 1852 |
| Description | Hoping Eleanor is as well as when last seen and John’s back pain is gone; wishes that she would have a “proper nurse” with her for her “confinement”, would be better for the baby’s sake and also less anxiety for John, with less “lifting and carrying” for him; happy to pay for such a person; wonders if Lizzy told her that a flannel dress had been cut out using Eleanor’s pattern and wonders if four will be sufficient; washing instructions come from a lady who has a large family but whose flannel dresses still stay a “good colour and not thickened”; old Mr Borrowes of Clapham has died, Mr Gell is to conduct the funeral but will not preach the sermon; Mr Gell troubled about “this Canterbury affair”, hopes that John will not take the appointment; arrangements for “Carry” to come to them; God’s blessings on Eleanor “in a time of troubles”; arrangements for arrival of their grandson, being met by a “very respectable young woman”. |
| Extent | 1 sheet |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
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| Sender | Elizabeth Gell |
| Sender Location | Duffield Bank |
| Recipient | Eleanor Isabella Gell |
| Recipient Location | No address |
| Archive Creator | Eleanor Isabella Franklin, later Eleanor Gell (1824-1860) |
| Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth |