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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
33 - Letters from Sarah Henrietta Kay (née Porden) to her niece Eleanor Isabella Franklin, later Gell - 1838-1856
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D8760/F/FEG/1/33/1
Former Reference
D3287/32/1/9
Title
Letter from Sarah Henrietta Kay to her niece Eleanor Isabella Franklin, mainly on family news, including reference to wagon accident involving Sir John Franklin in Tasmania
Date
19-24 Dec 1838
Description
Pressures of a large family have prevented her writing before; thanks for her last letter; good that she is able to correspond with her maternal relatives, whom she knew so little before her departure; concerns about her health, with Lady Franklin having added at the end of Eleanor's letter that Eleanor is very stout, needing exercise; congratulations on the marriage of Mary Franklin and Mr Price; remembrance to Sophia Cracroft, not mentioned in her letter; receipt of letters from cousin Henry [Kay], anxious for promotion; glad that Sir John escaped so well in the overturn of the wagon with Mr Elliott
Extent
1 sheet
Level
Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Sender
Sarah Henrietta Kay
Sender Location
Gower Street
Recipient
Eleanor Isabella Franklin
Recipient Location
Government House, Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land [now Tasmania]
Archive Creator
Eleanor Isabella Franklin, later Eleanor Gell (1824-1860)
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
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