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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
  - GPL - Records of Philip Lyttelton Gell, son of John Philip and Eleanor Isabella Gell nee Franklin, grandson of Sir John Franklin - 1873-1922
    - 1 - Correspondence of Philip Lyttelton Gell - 1873
      - 6 - Correspondence of Philip Lyttelton Gell received from assorted people relating to the history and records of the Franklin family - 1896-1922

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/GPL/1/6/3
Former Reference	D3311/45/2
Title	Letter from J.R. Kendall to his cousin Philip Lyttelton Gell
Date	14 Nov 1903
Description	Relating to request 3 years ago from a Mr Lewis to publish some of Kendall's father's Arctic journals; he had correspondence with Mr Lewis, who wanted Kendall to have them but would not name his price; the matter was dropped, but Admiral Maclean asked to see the journals a couple of months ago; he got in touch wtih Mr Lewis and offered him £5; although he "virtually accepted", Mr Lewis did not send them, still wanting more time to consider; Admiral Maclean wrote to the Admiralty, who wanted to know how it got out of their posession.; Kendall would like to know now how Mr Lewis got hold of the journals, with him, and in one of his letters Mr Lewis said they were once in the possession of a Dr Goldsmith; on writing to Mary, she said that they were at St John's Lodge among a batch of papers; they passed into the hands of Philips, when everything at Buxted was broken up; he asks whether Gell can remember anything about them, so that he can stop the Admiralty thinking that Mr Lewis came into their possession in any but a legitimate manner; Kendall believes that they had been passed to Gell's grandfather as leader of the expedition, as this was often done. Reference to death of Mrs Porden Kaye on the 21st last.
Extent	2 items
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Sender	J.R. Kendall
Sender Location	1 The Paragon, Blackheath, S.E.
Recipient	Philip Lyttelton Gell
Recipient Location	No address
Archive Creator	Philip Lyttelton Gell (1852-1926)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth

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