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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
  - GHW - Records of Henry Willingham Gell - 1855-1938
    - 1 - Correspondence of Henry Willingham Gell, including material relating to Sir John Franklin and topics of related historical or genealogical interest - 1855-1938
      - 4 - Correspondence of historian Richard J. Cyriax to Henry Wilingham Gell, with related documents on Sir John Franklin - 1935-1936

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/GHW/1/4/1
Former Reference	D3311/82/1/1
Title	Letter from Richard Cyriax to Henry Wilingham Gell, on Sir John Franklin's visit to Southam [Warwickshire]
Date	26 Mar 1935
Description	He has not found documents on his visit, but has information on allotments in Southam; Gell's statement that Franklin must have visited during the speakership of James Abercromby, is interesting, indicating he must have visited from Abercromby starting in Feb 1835 and Sir John's leaving for Tasmania in 1836, making the newspaper searches easier; asks whether Gellhas any influence with a publisher.
Extent	2 folios
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Sender	Richard J. Cyriax
Sender Location	12 Northumberland Road, Leamington Spa
Recipient	Henry Willingham Gell
Recipient Location	No address
Archive Creator	Henry Willingham Gell (1856-1942)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth

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