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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D8760/F/FEG/1/20/6 |
| Former Reference | D3287/31/3/24 |
| Title | Letter from Isabella Cracroft to her niece Eleanor Isabella Gell, on the health of Eleanor's baby, turning down a request to make knitwear for the baby, with a reference to emigrants to the Canterbury Settlement in New Zealand |
| Date | 4 Sep [1850] |
| Description | Dated only 4 Sep, but 1850 added in pencil |
| Extent | 1 sheet |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Sender | Isabella Cracroft |
| Sender Location | No address |
| Recipient | Eleanor Isabella Gell |
| Recipient Location | No address |
| Archive Creator | Eleanor Isabella Franklin, later Eleanor Gell (1824-1860) |
| Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth |
| Transcript or Index | Winchester
Sept 4th
My dear Eleanor
I was very glad to have such pleasant reports of yourself, and dear Ones as your last letter contained.
I am sure dear Baby must be a nice little Pet and I should be very glad to kiss her fat cheeks. I am glad she does not feed entirely upon you for this would be equally injurious to both of you. – I am sorry dear Eleanor that I cannot undertake your knitting commissions, for (perhaps you may remember) I never was very industrious or skillful in fancy work, and I could not now turn my thoughts to the study of it. – besides dear Eleanor you can purchase anything you want in the scope of leggings, and shoes at the Soho Bazaar; far cheaper and better than I could make them for you, for it would be almost impossible for me to ascertain without seeing dear Baby, the size they must be to fit nicely.
I hope you have escaped colds, from which most of our Winchester friends have of late been suffering, both Emma and I have had slight attacks, but are now progressing towards recovery. I hope the Canterbury breakfast went off well, and that the enterprising Emigrants will reach their destination in safety.
Catherine will not I think come to you until nearer the Winter, though she reckons much of being introduced to her dear little God Child to whom we all send abundance of kisses, with best love to your dear Husband and yourself, believe me my dearest Eleanor your affectionate Aunt
I Cracroft
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