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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D8760/F/FEG/1/52/77
Former ReferenceD3287/31/11
TitleLetter from N. Rousset to Eleanor Isabella Gell, with apologies for error with regard to Lieutenant Bellot and a mistaken engagement to Lady Franklin's daughter
Date6 Sep 1855
DescriptionAddressed to"Madame & chere soeur en Christ". Apologies over his error in his recital about Lieutenant Bellot, which he made by innocently copying from the Leisure House Journal, a phrase about his being engaged to the daughter of Lady Franklin. Postmark for Brighton.
Extent1 sheet
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
SenderN. Rousset
Sender LocationParis
RecipientEleanor Isabella Gell
Recipient LocationReverend J.P. Gell, St John's Lodge, Notting Hall, London
Archive CreatorEleanor Isabella Franklin, later Eleanor Gell (1824-1860)
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
LanguageFrench
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