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D8760 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - 1714-1994
- F - Family records of the extended Franklin family and the Gell family of Hopton Hall - 1714-1994
  - GHW - Records of Henry Willingham Gell - 1855-1938
    - 1 - Correspondence of Henry Willingham Gell, including material relating to Sir John Franklin and topics of related historical or genealogical interest - 1855-1938
      - 2 - Letters from Mary Franklin Gell to her brother Henry Willingham Gell, relating to Franklin family history - 1931

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/GHW/1/2/1
Former Reference	D3311/97/1
Title	Letter from Mary Franklin Gell to her brother Henry Willingham Gell, on queries arising from John Franklin's Bride by Edith Gell, principally relating to the disposal of Franklin heirlooms
Date	4 Feb 1931
Description	Mary writes to return the 'J.F. Bride' (John Franklin's Bride by Edith Gell) with her comments. She also writes about an 'Heirloom' list with queries to do with legal status and family inheritance matters; the rights of Philip Gell's descendents to the Franklin articles as opposed to the direct descendent of Franklin's daughter. Mary mentions a collection of antarctic mosses and lichens given by Capt. Crozier to E.J.Gell along with various boxes of expedition relics. Mary writes that she is in ignorance of the contents of John Philip Gell's will but questions whether he had the power to leave the Franklin articles to his son Philip Littleton Gell. Mary believes Eleanor Isabella did not leave a will so her posssessions would follow the settlement.
Extent	3 items
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Sender	Mary Franklin Gell
Sender Location	Keyhaven
Recipient	Henry H.W. Gell]
Recipient Location	No address
Archive Creator	Henry Willingham Gell (1856-1942)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth

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