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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D8760/F/FEG/1/19/2 |
| Former Reference | D3311/122/20 |
| Title | Letter from Thomas Willingham Booth to his cousin Eleanor Isabella Gell, relating to deed Eleanor is hoping to find |
| Date | 8 Feb [1850] |
| Description | Receipt of letter from Mr Sellwood on his not knowing whereabouts of settlement of Mrs Hessing's property; if Macintosh does not have deed, it may be among her father's papers; the trustees wil be cautious; pleased at the tone of the debate in the House of Commons on the Arctic Expedition and glad that another searching party will be sent via Lancaster Sound.
Dated only 8 Feb, but year 1850 added in pencil. There was a debate in the House on 5 Feb 1850, where it was announced that an expedition would be sent eastwards by Lancaster Sound, |
| Extent | 1 sheet |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
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| Sender | Thomas Willingham Booth |
| Sender Location | Friskney |
| Recipient | Eleanor Isabella Gell |
| Recipient Location | No address |
| Archive Creator | Eleanor Isabella Franklin, later Eleanor Gell (1824-1860) |
| Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth |
| Format | Document |
| Term | Franklin Expedition (1845) |
| Arctic regions |
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