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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/1/3/54
Former Reference	D3311/83/9
Title	Start of letter from Mary Frances Gell to Henry Willingham Gell, relating to raising of funds for a hospital
Date	15 Jan [1932]
Description	Including flippant reference to "Edith de Hopton" to use profits of her book to the hospitals' cause
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Sender	Mary Frances Gell
Sender Location	Keyhaven
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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