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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D258/50/41
TitlePersonal letter from Sir William Gell to Philip Gell `Honoured Sir': going to Lisbon for the winter for his health; setting out next Thursday to join Admiral Berkeley, Keppel Craven's uncle. Describes thunderbolt. Lord Valentia has been detained in town by Lord Wellesley till the Levant expedition was planned. Has seen new play Bombastes 31 Aug
Furioso very like Tom Thumb. Mr Beresford is married to Miss Halsay who has £7000 a year and is going to Ireland with her from his Nottingham chateau
Date1810
Levelfile
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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