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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
  - FEG - Records of Eleanor Isabella Gell nee Franklin, daughter of Sir John and Eleanor Franklin and wife of Reverend John Philip Gell - 1828-[early 20th cent]
    - 1 - Correspondence of Eleanor Isabella Gell nee Franklin - 1828-1859
      - 12 - Correspondence between cousins Catherine Franklin, later Rawnsley, and Eleanor Isabella Franklin later Gell - 1832-1855

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FEG/1/12/3
Former Reference	D3287/31/8
Title	Letter from Eleanor Isabella Franklin to her cousin Catherine Franklin, written while Eleanor is living in Tasmania
Date	6 Sep 1839
Description	Asks whether Catherine has forgotten her, as only two letters have reached her in the three years they have been absent from England. Details of her Mama's visit to Australia with Sophy Cracroft, Mr. Elliot, Captain Moriarty and Dr Hobson (lately arrived from England), setting sail on 1 April, arriving in Port Philip and Melbourne, travelling on to Sydney overland in May, and return journey by sea in August, a longer sea trip than the average 10 days, returning home on 19 August Mention of the comparative architecture in Melbourne and Sydney and of the drought weather conditions during the overland journey. Jane Franklin writes an addendum to the letter, urging Catherine to go out to Australia for a period of twelve months or more which it is deemed will do her good.
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Sender	Eleanor Isabella Franklin
Sender Location	Government House, Hobarton
Recipient	Catherine Franklin
Recipient Location	William Burnside Esq., Aspley Hall, Nottingham
Archive Creator	Eleanor Isabella Franklin, later Eleanor Gell (1824-1860)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth

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