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D258 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - 1200-1905
50 - SIR WILLIAM GELL (1777-1836)
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D258/50/119
Title
Personal letter from Sir William Gell to Philip Gell. From Naples. Dr Necker's diagnosis of Philip; Gell's financial affairs and his debts to Keppel Craven and Prince Gerace. Have lost `good old king' at last; guns are firing every half hour; King of Prussian's painter has visited Pompeii and is much impressed. Family gossip re Philip's estranged wife, Georgiana 8 Jan
Date
1825
Level
file
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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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