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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
      - 39 - Letters from Lady Mary Simpkinson (née Griffin) to her niece Eleanor Isabella Franklin - 1832-1849

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FEG/1/39/3
Former Reference	D3287/31/1/47
Title	Letter from Lady Mary Simpkinson to her niece Eleanor Isabella Franklin, while Eleanor is in Van Diemen's Land [now Tasmania], about which Lady Mary asks her to write
Date	11 Oct 1837
Description	She often thinks of Eleanor with affection and great interest. She is glad to hear that she is improving in knowledge and accomplishments as well as aspects of her character. She would like Eleanor to write to her about Van Diemens Land, with a view of Government House, and information about the rooms and who they belong to. Sends kind regards to Miss Williamson and love to Mary Franklin, asks to be remembered to Mrs Cracroft.
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Sender	Mary Simpkinson
Sender Location	Hedingham Castle [Essex]
Recipient	Eleanor Isabella Franklin
Recipient Location	Government House, Hobart Town [in pencil]
Archive Creator	Eleanor Isabella Franklin, later Eleanor Gell (1824-1860)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth

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