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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/1/6/6
Former Reference	D3311/45/3/2
Title	Letter from David Ross McCord to Sir Leopold McClintock, thanking him for kindness which resulted in him getting a splendid Franklin letter
Date	22 Oct 1906
Description	He is writing to Mr Gell to also thank him. Reference in the letter to Franklin dining with Garry, Governor of the Hudson Bay Co. He then quotes from notebooks about the poet Tennyson (who got married to Franklin's niece, Miss Sellwood), the writing of his verse, "That True North" and the Canadian nation. He asks Sir Leopold to send on the letter to Mr Gell.
Extent	1 item
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Sender	David Ross McCord
Sender Location	Temple Grove, Montreal
Recipient	Philip Lyttelton Gell
Recipient Location	Hopton Hall
Archive Creator	Philip Lyttelton Gell (1852-1926)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth

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