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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D8760/F/FEG/1/15
TitleLetters from Hannah Booth to her niece Eleanor Isabella Gell
Date1849-1858
DescriptionAll the letters relate to the period after Eleanor's marriage to John Philip Gell in June 1849. Hannah (1778-1867) was one of the seven sisters of Eleanor's father, Sir John Franklin. She had nursed Eleanor's mother at the time of her death, after which she very briefly took care of Eleanor herself.
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LevelSubSeries
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorEleanor Isabella Franklin, later Eleanor Gell (1824-1860)
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Related MaterialFor three earlier letters sent by Eleanor while still a teenager to her aunt, 1837-1838, see D8760/F/FBO/1/2/1-3

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Booth; Hannah (1778-1867)
Gell; Eleanor Isabella (1824-1860); daughter of explorer Sir John Franklin
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