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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D8760/F/FEG/1/2/20 |
| Former Reference | D3311/122/4 |
| Title | Letter from Lady Franklin to her step-daughter Eleanor Isabella Gell, not long after Eleanor's marriage to John Philip Gell, including praise of Sophia Cracroft |
| Date | 4 Jul [1849] |
| Description | Including on Eleanor acquiring a place at Suffolk Place, better than Cecil Street, the worst she knows of it being the noise of carriages; her wish for the portrait of Sir John Franklin to take its place at Bedford Place, with the longer its being with Eleanor the less she will want to part with it; she will write to Aunt Simpkinson to send William or Charles for it; she wants to correct Eleanor's misunderstanding of her letter to Mr Gell about her response to people's expressions of sympathy and reactions to Lady Franklin's private expedition, and the "glowing words" she finds in her letters, quoting a couple of examples; she feels it her duty to add a few words about Sophy Cracoft, "who cannot speak for herself", quoting a letter to Sophy praising her conduct: Lady Franklin is pleased for her mother's sake how much her loyalty and devotion has been appreciated. She left behind the document of Mr Sellwood and omitted to say that she intended Drummond to start payment of the allowance from 3 Sep. There are two pictures she can spare Eleanor without any self-denial, as she does not like them. She will see to getting a box filled with books
[Only the date 4 July is given in the text, but 1849 has been added in pencil, which links with the context.] |
| Extent | 1 sheet |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Sender | Jane Franklin |
| Sender Location | Hedingham Castle |
| Recipient | Eleanor Isabella Gell |
| Recipient Location | No address |
| Archive Creator | Eleanor Isabella Franklin, later Eleanor Gell (1824-1860) |
| Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth |