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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D258/34/68/1 |
| Former Reference | D258/60/68a-b |
| Title | Letter from William Gell to his mother Elizabeth Gell [wife of Sir John Gell ] at Hopton - should have gone to Holland with Mr Coke but the 30s given him for the journey was not enough - there is a ship leaving within 2 days but he has not the 5s for the passage - asks her to help him as he does not wish to stay to be a further grief to her and disgrace to his friends - has suffered for his foolishness since he went to Germany - details of his journey to Germany where he fought in the Thirty Years War and was captured by the Imperial Forces - chose to serve in the Imperial Army but fell sick and found his way to Hamburg
25 Jun |
| Date | 1638 |
| Level | file |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth |