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D258 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - 1200-1905
50 - SIR WILLIAM GELL (1777-1836)
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D258/50/140
Title
Personal letter from Sir William Gell to Mrs Georgiana Gell. From Naples. Since she has at last disposed of Bache Thornhill, Gell concludes Isabella is gone to take possession of her fine house and mountain peak. `I would willingly make a present of Messrs Cobbett, Hunt, O'Connell to the Emperor of China if he is in want of assistance against his enemies for I fear they won't let things remain quiet at home'. Gell needs a few hundred pounds to make his finances easy. Cambridge University has published his map of Greece at £225 and Gell is named in very many publications with honour. The Dilettanti have appointed him Minister Plenipotentiary `which, as far as honour goes, is very gratifying in one's old age'. 19 Nov
Date
1830
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file
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
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Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
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Gell; Sir; William (1777-1836); Diplomat and antiquarian of Hopton.
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