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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/GHW/1/3/40
Former Reference	D3311/83/36
Title	Letter from Rickards and Sons to John Philip Gell, stating they believe he came to the right conclusion in the case concerning the Phillips portrait
Date	16 Mar 1892
Description	The only chance of success lay in proving Lady Franklin made a false statement in 1855, which, if succesful, even then might not have been enough, given the lapse of so many years; they see no reason to communicate with the Trustees of the National Portrait Gallery; if the Gell family could not have the portrait, the most satsifactory possessors would be the Nation, and any hint of questionable title might mean it was declined.
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Sender	Rickards and Sons
Sender Location	2 Crown Court, Old Broad Street, London, EC
Recipient	John Philip Gell
Recipient Location	No address
Archive Creator	Henry Willingham Gell (1856-1942)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth

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