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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/2/9
Former Reference	D3311/114/4
Title	Letter from Ralph William Jones of the Diocesan Training College, Derby, to Mrs Gell, on Sir John Franklin memorabilia
Date	6 Aug 1963
Description	He turns down her invitation to the Derby Branch of the Royal Naval Association to visit but in the hope it can be re-arranged for next summer to include the Sir John Franklin "museum"; he repors on his visit to the Maritime Museum at Greenwich, seeing the relics of Sir John's voyages, summaries of its letters, chiefly those of his niece, Mary Anne Kay, who married Lieutenant Kendall, printed works on him, many being presented by the Richardson family, and the portrait of Admiral Gell by Sir Joshua Reynolds; he promises to return the Historical Manuscripts Commission list
Extent	1 item
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Philip Victor Willingham Gell (1897-1970)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth

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