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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
      - 34 - Letters from cousin Mary Anne Kendall (née Kay) to Eleanor Isabella Gell - 1847-1856

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FEG/1/34/1
Former Reference	D3287/31/11
Title	Letter (possibly incomplete) from Mary Anne Kendall to her cousin Eleanor Isabella Franklin, on trying to contact people with regard to Franklin's expedition and Christmas arrangements
Date	27 Dec 1847
Description	Has not written until she has had chance to speak to Mr [?]Burne; he does not think it can be [?call for sermon or national prayers], though the expedition is a “national thing” because there are other equally dangerous expeditions going on, such as "Caffre War" [in South Africa]; will ask some other people as soon as gets the chance; is not optimistic; wants Eleanor to inform her if she has any success with Mr Villiers; will mention it to Mr Walpole; difficult to get to speak to people at Christmas; arrangements for staying in a hotel, prices for apartments, prices for board, a lot of demand for accommodation; wishes that Eleanor had been there over Christmas; mentions Christmas, St Stephen’s and St John’s day services; effect of services; hoping to hear the Bishop speak at Fareham on Wednesday; yesterday was busy with the “Fareham Meeting” and day before decorating a Christmas tree for a neighbour’s party; asks if Eleanor has seen Mr Moore and if she has introduced him to the other Mr Moore; advises Eleanor to come to the hotel and, if it is too expensive, she can come into the village because the lodgings opposite are vacant; wants Lady Franklin to let her know as soon as possible about securing the rooms at the hotel; Sophy has been ill with influenza; the season brings back sad memories of Tom’s death; [ … possible page missing(?) … ] bishop’s influence; bishop looks ill and full of care; will have the bishop with them on Tuesday and, possibly, on New Year’s Day; kindest love and prayers for the coming year. Paper black-edged.
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Sender	Mary Anne Kendall
Sender Location	Alverstoke
Recipient	Eleanor Isabella Franklin
Recipient Location	No address
Archive Creator	Eleanor Isabella Franklin, later Eleanor Gell (1824-1860)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
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