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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D258/50/153 |
| Title | Personal letter from Sir William Gell to Mrs Georgiana Gell. From Naples. Mrs Hartopp, possibly now Lady Hartopp and sister of Lord? Henby, has drawn coloured picture of Gell's dog Monsu Nicks and Gell has written this letter around it. Has just returned from Penta, Keppel Craven's new villa. The former convent has a sort of English garden with a vineyard and fruit trees. The court is full of very fine exotics, well kept and full of flowers which Gell believes were the greatest temptation to the purchase. Received round robin from the Auljo family of La Cava where Prince Charles and his aide de camp Ferino are staying. They are `making a school of the arts' taking each other's portraits during the rainy weather. Engaged to dine with Mr Temple, the new Minister. Active social life despite his gout. Hears her son John is at Naples `making operas that frighten the cats and love to the singers and dancers without end'. Gell has made a gallery for his books and a pergola in his garden [includes sketch of layout]. Still waiting for his £100 for pedigree book from Philip. Derbyshire news and gossip. `Lord Wallace sends me in a letter Lord and Lady Stanhope who he says are very amiable people. We shall soon have had everybody down to Sir George Warsinder'. 6 Sep |
| Date | 1833 |
| Level | file |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth |
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