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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
  - GPV - Records of Colonel Philip Victor Willingham Gell and his wife Aileen Edith Pauline Gell nee Maunsell - 1896-1976
    - 2 - Correspondence and related papers of Aileen Edith Pauline Gell concerning the history and records of the Franklin and Gell families - 1896-1976

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/GPV/2/6
Former Reference	D3311/56/7
Title	Postcard of map of Alaska, sent by Roderic Owen to Mrs Gell
Date	16 Aug 1976
Description	He unveiled plaque 150 years after great-great-great [grand]father John Franklin discovered Prudhoe Bay at Deadhorse Airport, Prudhoe. He is recovering from schedule of 3 talks (one a full scale lecture) in one day. PS Her Lt. Back maps aroused great interest and helped them to land the helicopter in Return Reef and Foggy Island. Done on the evening of the day he left England: it took Frafnklin 1 and a half years in 1826.
Extent	1 item
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Sender	Cousin Roderic
Sender Location	Ancorage (postmark)
Recipient	Mrs Gell
Recipient Location	Hopton Hall, Wirksworth near Derby
Archive Creator	Philip Victor Willingham Gell (1897-1970)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth

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