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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
      - 5 - Documents relating to John Franklin and his intention of helping Inuit people to get education in 1822, involving the Christian Missionary Society - 1937

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/GHW/1/5/2
Former Reference	D3311/82/1/2
Title	Extract of letter from Reverend John West, on meeting Captain Franklin and Dr Richardson of the Northern Land Expedition, original dated 29 Aug 1822
Date	[1937]
Description	They have promised to call at the Church Missionary House and expressed interest on behalf of the Esquimaux Indians; they have been a frequent subject of their conversation, with a good opening for establishing a school for them 150 miles north of Churchill in Hudson's Bay; he hopes to visit a chief next spring, who wants a white man to instruct his tribes. Copied from the original letter, but printed in 1922 report.
Extent	1 item
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Sender	John West
Sender Location	York Factory, Hudson's Bay
Recipient	Unknown
Archive Creator	Henry Willingham Gell (1856-1942)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Term	Inuit
	Ethnic groups
	Indigenous populations

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