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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D8760/F/FEG/1/6/1 |
| Former Reference | D3287/1/10/8 |
| Title | Letter from Elizabeth Gell to her daughter-in-law Eleanor Isabella Gell, soon after Eleanor's marriage to John Philip Gell |
| Date | 11 Jun 1849 |
| Description | Best wishes and prayers for Eleanor and John’s happiness; invitation from her brother Sim [brother-in-law Henry Sim], via Mr Griffin, for them to visit Wingham, Aunt Sim [Harriet] wants to know when to expect them; Harriet and Caroline have arrived safely at Clifton; Mr and Mrs Hayne going to Torquay for a week; weather has been cold and they have had to light fires; Frederick thinks that Lady Franklin may not be going to America, but he cannot remember exactly what he heard; Frederick going to Tunbridge [Wells] to preach, father gone to Town to vote at Bible Society meeting about how to open its public meetings; love from her brother and sister and from Frederick as well. |
| Extent | 1 sheet |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
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| Sender | Elizabeth Gell |
| Sender Location | Wingham |
| Recipient | Eleanor Isabella Gell |
| Recipient Location | No address |
| Archive Creator | Eleanor Isabella Franklin, later Eleanor Gell (1824-1860) |
| Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth |
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