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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D8760/F/FEG/1/9/2
Former ReferenceD3287/32/1/15
TitleLetter from Harriet Isabella Gell to sister-in law Eleanor Isabella Gell, including caution not to raise her hopes as regards news from the Arctic
Date7 Oct [1850]
DescriptionGlad to hear of any glimpses of hope from the Arctic Regions; references to gifts of flowers in the family, including a parcel for Aunt Sim; she cautions her not to raise her expectations too high, as disappointment might be too great.
Only dated Monday morning 7 Oct, but likely to be year 1850 based on chronology.
Extent1 sheet
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
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SenderHarriet Isabella Gell
Sender Location16 U.S.S. [Upper Seymour Street]
RecipientEleanor Isabella Gell
Recipient LocationNo address
Archive CreatorEleanor Isabella Franklin, later Eleanor Gell (1824-1860)
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
FormatDocument
TermFranklin Expedition (1845)
Arctic regions

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