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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
  - GJP - Records of Reverend John Philip Gell - 1836-1897
    - 1 - Correspondence of John Philip Gell - 1845-1887
      - 10 - Letters of introduction of John Rae to assorted correspondents, for John Phillip Gell and family while on a trip to the Orkneys - 1860

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/GJP/1/10/3
Former Reference	D3287/31/9/37-38
Title	Letter from John Rae to John Backie, introducing Reverend Gell and his family on their trip to the Orkneys, with envelope
Date	Apr 1860
Description	Asking for help in finding them comfortable lodgings; he adds that Mr Gell has seen a great deal of the world and that "Mrs Gell is the daughter of the most distinguished and much lamented Sir John Franklin"
Extent	2 items
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Sender	John Rae
Sender Location	London
Recipient	John Backie
Recipient Location	Banker, Kirkwall, Orkney
Archive Creator	Rev John Philip Gell (1816-1898)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth

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