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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D258/50/131
TitlePersonal letter from Sir William Gell to Mrs Georgiana Gell. From Naples. Her son John still in Milan. All the Ridleys from Blagdon have arrived; Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg to stay all winter. `Mr Stratford Canning is from Constantinople'. Mr Wilmot, younger brother of Wilmot Horton, is there, one of the most pleasant, clever and delightful personages. A new Pope is now hatching in conclave. Sir George Talbot is a great man for dinners. 10 Mar
Date1829
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorGell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
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Gell; Sir; William (1777-1836); Diplomat and antiquarian of Hopton.
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