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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
  - GHW - Records of Henry Willingham Gell - 1855-1938
    - 1 - Correspondence of Henry Willingham Gell, including material relating to Sir John Franklin and topics of related historical or genealogical interest - 1855-1938
      - 3 - Correspondence gathered together by Henry Willingham Gell relating to the painting of John Franklin by Thomas Phillips, including correspondence on the attempt by John Philip Gell to recover the painting, involving Sophy Cracroft, who denied his claim, and his solicitors Rickards and Sons - 1855-1933

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/GHW/1/3/21
Former Reference	D3311/83/52
Title	Copy of letter from John Philip Gell to Messrs Rickards, on not having received answer from Miss Cracroft to his letter of 23 Jan
Date	2 Feb 1892
Description	Repeat letter sent, registered. Asks whether he ought to ask Mrs Jupp to write telling him she had known the portrait since Sir John had it painted and that he had never sold it. No wish to spend more than the portrait's value, c.£70 or £80. Anxious to attain title for his children, as Sir John Franklin's descendants.
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Sender	John Philip Gell
Sender Location	Buxted Rectory, Sussex
Recipient	Rickards and Son
Recipient Location	No address
Archive Creator	Henry Willingham Gell (1856-1942)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth

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