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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
      - 6 - Letters from mother-in-law Elizabeth Gell (née Dod) to Eleanor Isabella Gell - 1849-1857

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FEG/1/6/15
Former Reference	D3287/1/10/2/3
Title	Letter from Elizabeth Gell to her daughter-in-law Eleanor Isabella Gell, before the Gells travel to France
Date	29 Jun 1855
Description	Very pleased to welcome the two boys and their nurses on 14th July until the end of August when they will be going to be away from home themselves; hopes that they will all enjoy Paris and will find it not too hot but relaxing and with “shady walks for the children”; neighbour George Strutt suffered from the heat in France and was ill for six months afterwards; sorry to hear about Mina, glad she did not get hold of the “marking ink”, relief to have got rid of her, would have been afraid to leave E[leanor] with her whilst away, the expressions she used when Eleanor told her off at church showed that she could not be trusted; Frederick and Mr Nicholson left to go and vote for the Margaret’s professors of Divinity; can the nurse bring some packages, if the writer orders them, with the children?; sorry to hear about Sir Edward Parry, Mr Hankinson says Sir Edward has gone to “Ems”; delightful summer weather but concerned about soldiers “in the East” suffering from the heat; G.M. Tagore’s wife’s health, returning to India soon, love to John and children. PS: Father does not know M. Monod, so cannot arrange an introduction.
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Sender	Elizabeth Gell
Sender Location	Duffield Bank
Recipient	Eleanor Isabella Gell
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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