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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D8760/F/GJP/2/2/7
Former ReferenceD3311/47/3/3
TitleDraft letter by John Philip Gell to Lady Franklin, relating to unauthorised sale of South Australian properties by Mr Gowler
Date5 Oct 1869
DescriptionThanks for notes she sent on his letter to Gowler; she has offered a"nice looking nut" for one of the children to eat one day but they have found out the kernel has turned to dust; Gowler acted in good faith, and his father and mother were old friends, so he is not inclined to bully him; he does not think it right to accept her offer of £300, because it was not her fault she conveyed him a "non-entity" on 2 Dec 1868; he doubts whether he should have directed Gowler to let him know if sale of newly purchased land does not cover mortgage debt of £300, as it makes him responsible if there is a deficiency; from her point of view, he asks whether it would benefit Philip or Henry to put down £300 for 6 unknown allotments in South Australia; he encloses draft of writing to Gowler for her comment.
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RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
SenderJohn Philip Gell
RecipientJane Franklin
Archive CreatorRev John Philip Gell (1816-1898)
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth

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