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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
      - 52 - Letters from other correspondents to Eleanor Isabella Franklin, later Gell - [c1836-1858]

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FEG/1/52/34
Former Reference	D3287/31/18
Title	Letter from Elizabeth F.S. Harris to Eleanor Isabella Franklin, relating to Elizabeth's personal struggles about Roman Catholicism
Date	19 Sep 1848
Description	Response to Eleanor thinking that Elizabeth was "building up some vain vision of a tower of refuge … in human things", including memories of her first interview with a priest and farewell conversation with a fellow guest, a young Frenchman, about the chances of going to heaven.
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Sender	Elizabeth F.S. Harris
Sender Location	Wallingford, Berks
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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