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D258 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - 1200-1905
- 50 - SIR WILLIAM GELL (1777-1836)

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Title	Personal letter from Sir William Gell to Gell family from 97 Wimpole St London, `Good people': Thanks for sending fossils so soon. Refers to `Bowen the paper man'. Thorpes call on Gell frequently. The artillery is making a great rattle in the park. Has seen new opera Calypso, in which there is one quarter without music. Gell will call on them with Baker whom they will remember at Cambridge and in Switzerland. Mr Longman and Rees are just coming upstairs to buy Gell's `Troad'. May or Jun
Date	1803
Level	file
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
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Gell; Sir; William (1777-1836); Diplomat and antiquarian of Hopton.

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