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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D8760/F/FEG/1/52/43
Former ReferenceD3287/31/11
TitleLetter from Louisa Herring to Eleanor Isabella Gell, offering sympathy for Eleanor's worries concerning the alleged report of the Esquimaux knowledge of the whereabouts of her father's expedition
Date18 Nov [1849]
DescriptionSympathises with her over her agitated feelings over the last few days; anxious to know the opinion of Sir James Ross on the original Esquimaux report relating to the ships and their location. Letter only dated 18 Nov, but 1849 has been added in pencil
Extent1 sheet
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
SenderLouisa Herring
Sender LocationPelham Cottage, Ryde
RecipientEleanor Isabella Gell
Recipient LocationNo address
Archive CreatorEleanor Isabella Franklin, later Eleanor Gell (1824-1860)
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
TermInuit
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