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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
  - GJP - Records of Reverend John Philip Gell - 1836-1897
    - 2 - Business papers of John Philip Gell, relating to properties in Australia - 1867-1870
      - 2 - Correspondence and related papers on ownership of land in Australia involving John Philip Gell and Lady Franklin - 1869-1870

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/GJP/2/2/10
Former Reference	D3311/47/3/6
Title	Copy of letter from John Philip Gell to Mr Gawler, relating to unauthorised land transactions in South Australian
Date	15 Oct 1869
Description	In receipt of letter of 3 Feb on the sale of land and disposal of purchase money; his waiting until Lady Franklin's return to England; her disapproval at the purchase of property encumbered with a mortgage at 10% interest; she still lacks information on accounts of Myponga land before and at the time of its sale and purchase of mortgaged land, not having receievd any remittances or explanations; his own inability answer Gowler's enquries without copy of trust accounts; three courses of action open: re-entering of Myponga property under Lady Franklin's deed of gift, remittance to Gell of the purchase money, and conveyance to Gell of a portion of unencumbered land of the same value as the Myponga on his surrendering her deed of gift, or any proposal Gowler may have to bring transaction with the ordinary rules of trust.
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Sender	John Philip Gell
Sender Location	St John's Lodge, Notting Hill, London
Recipient	Mr Gawler
Archive Creator	Rev John Philip Gell (1816-1898)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth

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