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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D8760/F/GHW/1/2/1 |
| Former Reference | D3311/97/1 |
| Title | Letter from Mary Franklin Gell to her brother Henry Willingham Gell, on queries arising from John Franklin's Bride by Edith Gell, principally relating to the disposal of Franklin heirlooms |
| Date | 4 Feb 1931 |
| Description | Mary writes to return the 'J.F. Bride' (John Franklin's Bride by Edith Gell) with her comments. She also writes about an 'Heirloom' list with queries to do with legal status and family inheritance matters; the rights of Philip Gell's descendents to the Franklin articles as opposed to the direct descendent of Franklin's daughter. Mary mentions a collection of antarctic mosses and lichens given by Capt. Crozier to E.J.Gell along with various boxes of expedition relics. Mary writes that she is in ignorance of the contents of John Philip Gell's will but questions whether he had the power to leave the Franklin articles to his son Philip Littleton Gell. Mary believes Eleanor Isabella did not leave a will so her posssessions would follow the settlement. |
| Extent | 3 items |
| Level | File |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Sender | Mary Franklin Gell |
| Sender Location | Keyhaven |
| Recipient | Henry H.W. Gell] |
| Recipient Location | No address |
| Archive Creator | Henry Willingham Gell (1856-1942) |
| Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth |
| Format | Document |
| Term | Letters (documents) |
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