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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
      - 28 - Letters from cousin Anne Weld (née Sellwood) to Eleanor Isabella Gell - [1849-1850]

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FEG/1/28/1
Former Reference	D3311/122/26
Title	Letter from Anne Weld to her cousin Eleanor Isabella Gell, including reference to rumour of the safety of the Franklin expedition and the Esquimaux sketch of their ships
Date	7 Oct [1849]
Description	Dated only 7 Oct; "?1849" added in pencil. The reference to the rumour and the Esquimaux confirms the year as 1849.
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Sender	Anne Weld
Sender Location	Somerset House
Recipient	Eleanor Isabella Gell
Recipient Location	No address
Archive Creator	Eleanor Isabella Franklin, later Eleanor Gell (1824-1860)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Copies	A digital copy of this item can be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Term	Inuit
Term	Ethnic groups
Transcript or Index	Mrs Weld ?1849 [in pencil] Mr dear Eleanor We returned to town on Monday evening, having learnt but a poor account fo your looks from Louisa Simpkinson. I was anxious to have called on you at once but so many things require to be attended to on first returning home after a long absence that I have not been able to to put my wishes into execution - besides that I am at present rather weak & ailing. Selfishly I wish much yoe were living near me. Does not the rumour of the safety of the Expedition make your heart beat wildly? If true, I suppose my Uncle may be in England even while I write - have you seen the Esquimaux sketch of the ships? Can you and Mr Gell come to us on Wednesday evening to meet Mr and Mrs Owen, they are coming to spend a quiet evening with us. While at Eastbourne I frequently saw Anna Dixon, what a very pleasing person she is - merely meeting her from time to time on Bedford Place I never took to her, so I am glad to have had the oportunity of changing my opinion. Remember me kindly to Mr Gell and believe my dear Eleanor Your affectionate cousin Anne Weld Somerset House Octbr. 7th

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