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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
      - 3 - Correspondence gathered together by Henry Willingham Gell relating to the painting of John Franklin by Thomas Phillips, including correspondence on the attempt by John Philip Gell to recover the painting, involving Sophy Cracroft, who denied his claim, and his solicitors Rickards and Sons - 1855-1933

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/GHW/1/3/39
Former Reference	D3311/83/40
Title	Draft of letter from John Philip Gell to Messrs Rickards, on his decision not to pursue the matter any further
Date	14 Mar 1892
Description	Receipt of letter of 11 March; he had always supposed the protrait belonged to Sir John Franklin but could not prove it until he found the cheque a few months earlier; he was refused access to Sir John's papers in 1855 and the pount was not cleared up then; he never really believed Lady Franklin's statement about buying it with her own money; after Miss Cracroft's last letter, it has been drifting into an attack on Lady Jane's veracity and he cannot bring himself to pursue in that way; he was her spiritual comforter in her latter days and chief mourner at her grave. PS: it would be satisfying to know who sold the picture in 1848; it has crossed his mind to warn the National Portraits Trustees to find out who she bought it from, but he will value Rickards' advice on this and other points.
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Sender	John Philip Gell
Sender Location	Buxted
Recipient	Rickards and Son
Recipient Location	No address
Archive Creator	Henry Willingham Gell (1856-1942)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth

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