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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/1/3/51
Former Reference	D3311/83/19
Title	Letter from Horace H. Phillips to Henry Willingham Gell, offering to consider offer for the portrait
Date	6 Apr 1932
Description	Receipt of letter of 23 March; if Gell makes an offer, he will be pleased to consider; the Curator at the Birmingham Art Gallery says his portrait is the equal to the one in the Gallery and cannot say it is the work of the same artist; Phillips believes the Art Gallery can not say it is by Thomas Phillips, that the picture in his possession is much older, and they are both in as much doubt. PS: new address of 20 Heathfield Road, Handsworth, Birmingham.
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Sender	Horace H. Phillips
Sender Location	Birmingham
Recipient	Henry Willingham Gell
Recipient Location	No address
Archive Creator	Henry Willingham Gell (1856-1942)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth

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