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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/1/3/7
Former Reference
D3311/83/66
Title
Letter from E.J. Rickards to Reverend John Philip Gell, stating that the claim to the Phillips portrait would not seem to hold given the current state of knowledge
Date
18 Dec 1891
Description
Confirmation from Rickards that no useful information was found in his father's papers regarding the Phillip's portrait. Cannot see what claim Gell's son would have on the painting, as being the "Heir Male" would not confer legal title to a picture or any other personal property
Extent
1 sheet
Level
Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
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Sender
E.J. Rickards
Sender Location
2 Crown Court, Old Broad Street, London, EC
Recipient
John Philip Gell
Recipient Location
Buxted Rectory, Sussex
Archive Creator
Henry Willingham Gell (1856-1942)
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
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Gell; Henry Willingham (1856-1942); doctor and physician
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