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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/1/52/75
Former Reference
D3287/31/12
Title
Letter from M.A. Roberts to Eleanor Isabella Gell, on the genealogy of the Porden family: with envelope
Date
4 Apr 1855
Description
On the genealogy of the Porden family; the late George Field, Mr and Mrs Porden, Mr William Bond the engraver, and Mr J. Linnell Bond the architect, were on intimate terms; Mrs Field was the widow of an officer when she married George; he promises her letters after the sale; with Mr Field being a literary gentleman, there are hundreds of letters to read; in the sale is a ring inscribed with a memorial inscription for Eleanor Anne Franklin; he often heard of Miss Porden being in Mr Field's society at the time her Coeur de Lion was published in 1822. Envelope postmarked for Brentford 4 Apr 1855
Extent
2 sheets
Level
Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Sender
M.A. Roberts
Sender Location
Syon Hill Park [Brentford in pencil]
Recipient
Eleanor Isabella Gell
Recipient Location
St John's Lodge, Notting Hill
Archive Creator
Eleanor Isabella Franklin, later Eleanor Gell (1824-1860)
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
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