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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/1/34/7
Former Reference	D3287/31/4/1
Title	Letter from Mary Anne Kendall to her cousin Eleanor Isabella Gell, relating to the family's decision to mourn Sir John Franklin, including reference to his will
Date	22 Mar 1854
Description	Plans have changed; Josephine not visiting as intended, problems with her shoulder; the Rices and other friends will also be disappointed; hoping to see Eleanor when comes to London; has business to conduct relating to her sons; hopes to see Henry and to dine with Mama; everything Eleanor has told her about the will was news to her; had acted in accordance with the decision made by the Booths and had bought some things for Mary K. , but will now act according to the decision made by the wider family; “Poor dear Uncle Franklin! That best of all men”; now in heaven; mourning him; “many conflicting circumstances” mixed up in everything
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Sender	Mary Anne Kendall
Sender Location	Royal Naval College
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
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