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Collapse D258 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - 1200-1905D258 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - 1200-1905
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Expand 10 - Sir John Gell I (1593-1671), Sir John Gell II (1613-1689), Civil War and various10 - Sir John Gell I (1593-1671), Sir John Gell II (1613-1689), Civil War and various
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Expand 1 - Correspondence including relating to the wool trade - [16th cent]1 - Correspondence including relating to the wool trade - [16th cent]
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1 - Letter - Thomas Gell in London to his brother John Gell at Kedleston - thanks him for the bill of exchange for £5 - John left the writer £5 when John left London - allows John to remind him of his promise to let Thomas have £15 quarterly - Mr Peapes the attorney is gone into the country - spoke to his chamber fellow and searched his study but found nothing about the commission - it was ill done to trust an attorney with it - the writer cannot come into the country this summer without great hindrance 24 Jul - 1619
2 - Letter - Percival Willughby at Oxford to his sister Elizabeth Gell at Hopton - thanks her for the cock and hen she sent - glad to hear that she has been safely delivered but would have been gladder had it been a boy who could have taken up medicine - maybe he can persuade her second son to follow up that career - has sent a small token in sign of his love - the writer is a servant but it grieveth him nothing for he has a good master and mistress 19 Apr - 1621
3 - Letter - Nicholas Lowe at Derby to his cousin John Gell at Hopton - Mr Allen says that if Gell is content to let the barn pass to him and all the tithes including the tithes of the Four Acres, he will be willing to proceed with Gell and accept his warranty - the others for Womhill are likewise content with the same assurance and warranty and have their money here ready 2 Oct - 1620
4 - Letter - Thomas Gresley to his cousin Thomas Gell at the Inner Temple - is much beholden to Gell for procuring him the £100 last term - wishes Gell to take it in to be Gell's own debt and will make what security Gell wishes when Gell comes into the country 31 Jan 1627/8 - 1628
5 - Letter - Robert Sacheverell to Sir Phillip Gell - was at Morley when Gell's messenger called and is glad the draught was to his liking 13 Jan 1697/8 - 1698
6 - Letter - Sir John Gell to his son John Gell at Hopton - did not send the goshawk to have been Gell's own trouble but for someone else to carry her and him to have given her a partridge to see if she could make wing after one - if she can, she will be a very good hawk - it is well the pippins and oranges came to Gell's hand without bruising - the Malagogon is for melancholy and the diaforatita for sweating - Gell may let his wife begin with Salve Bunting, with 20 grains of pille Rewdie, 15 grains of pille Letothie and 2 grains of Allhandall - then give of the spleen pill every fourth or first day, so much as will occation three loose stooles - 3 Feb 1663
7 - Letter - Richard Lloyd at Drury Lane to Thomas Gell at the Inner Temple - necessity is said to be the whetstone of wit and gives an edge to invention - has thought of several good businesses to acquaint Gell with - especially desires to enquire whether Mr Leake has made his commission - he bought land off a kinsman of writer and has dealt very basely with his kinsman and forced him to Oxford where he died - a great part of the purchase money remains unpaid 7 Mar 1646/7 - 1647
8 - Letter - Sarah Curson at Kedleston to Temperance Gell at Hopton - hopes she will excuse not writing but hopes of seeing her deferred it - was in good hopes to have seen her in town - let writer have her good company while she is at Kedleston 1 Aug - c1700
9 - Letter - Katherine Sitwell to Temperance Gell - c1700
10 - Letter - Hugh Batemen at Derby to Nicholas Willimott at Osmaston - has been at Wirksworth with Mr Gell and Mr Wollaston and general releases are to be made by Lord Northampton and Mr Gell to each other - Lord Northampton is either to release or disclaim in the Duchy all his right and title to lot, cope and barmaster's office in Griffe and Griffe Grange 24 Sep - 1663
11 - Letter - Thomas Parker at Hopton to John Gell - has received £74 from writer's cousin William Hopkinson 22 Oct - 1662
12 - Letter - Thomas Bagshaw at Bakewell to Sir Philip Gell - has been greatly indisposed ever since Mr Blackwall was there, which is the reason has not sent the draft of the reconveyance sooner - now sends it for Mr Curzon's perusal though thinks a short release to Gell in possession would have answered - when the draft is returned, it will be engrossed - will send the other draft with all speed - heartily wishes Gell a merry Christmas 22 Dec - 1718
13 - Letter - Sir John Gell to his cousin John Blackwell at Burton - at the time JB mentions in his letter, shall be at Bath where he goes every year and stays 3 months, Whitsuntide being a prime time to bathe - intends to write to JB's cousin Gell at Hopton to deliver him a token of two `peeses' and to set it upon writer's account 30 Mar - 1656
14 - Letter - John Archer to Temperance Gell at Hopton - was grievous to writer to part so soon with TG yet lives in hopes of seeing TG in town this winter - is greatly disappointed at the account of Sir Philip's indisposition which is likely to prevent his Western Circuit - should think himself greatly honoured by his company at Welford - hopes TG may stay longer on his next Bath journey 26 Aug - 1703
15 - Letter - Jessop to Mrs Gell at her lodgings at Mrs Casens - received the enclosed by the post - the double sealing caused WJ to think that it was not for him and made him look at the superscription - hopes they will leave Mrs Gell the possession of this house in a week at the most 23 Jul - 1707
16 - Letter - J Sacheverell at Kings Street to Mrs [Temperance] Gell at Donington Castle near Newbury - is desired by their two relations to acquaint TG that the fast knot was tied this morning - Mr Waring began TG's health at dinner and it went round by general consent - they don't intend to admit of the marriage for a week because until then Mrs Bride can hardly be fitted with a mourning habit fit to appear in - writer's mother has been confined to her room above 6 months 31 Mar - 17th cent
17 - Letter - H Huntingdon at Egginton to Sir Phillip Gell - at the next Derby assizes there is a trial between Mr Alleyne of Greisley and Mr Pilkington of Ashby wherein Lord Huntingdon's right is to be tried - this is to desire the favour of Sir Phillip Gell to appear upon the trial - 23 Mar [1710]
18 - Letter - M Archer to Mrs Elizabeth Gell - [early 17th cent]
19 - Letter - [Unsigned] to Mrs Gell - being ignorant of the law, writer could not be satisfied without acquainting Mrs Gell what had fallen out that the writer may be advised by her - on Friday last, Mr Hinks, the registrar of Lichfield, sent writer a copy of a cause - 17th cent
20 - Letter - Draft by Thomas Gell of a letter re a marriage
21 - Letter - John Hough and William Tebbett to Sir John Gell - Capt Blackwell observing that divers of his rents for chantry lands in Tideswell be concealed, has obtained a commission of the Great Seal to them to enquire thereof - understanding that part of the lands were in Sir John Gell's possession they have desired the tenants to appear at the house of Jethro Thornton in Derby on 2 Oct 23 Sep - 1657
22 - Letter - Leonard Joyner at Ashbourne to John Gell - there is a rent of 2s 2½d p.a. due to the King from Hognaston, unpaid for 4 years, from the lands that John Gell holds - please send it with writer's fees otherwise he must come to John Gell 12 Sep - 1630
23 - Draft letter to the Earl of Pembroke re an additional committee for this county who have questioned and opposed orders - 1645
24 - Draft letter - 1670
25 - Note re. illness of an unnamed person - 17th cent
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5 - Muster roll for Wirksworth wapentake - [16th cent]
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7 - Inventory of such of the goods of Dame Mary, late wife of Sir John Gell, as the wife of Thomas Ellis confesses to having, used in Gell v. Ellis and others Oct - 1654
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9 - Account of John Dakeyne to Sir Philip Gell for legal charges re his copyhold estates - 1689-1709
10 - `The manner and custom of tithing with the vicar of Wirksworth.' - 17th cent
11 - List of names - 17th cent
12 - `A Merry Epigram on the heat of the Bath' [Latin and English] - 17th cent
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17 - Grant re. land at Cutthorpe (Lincolnshire) in the occupations of Thomas Wilson (Cockayne and Harper) 25 Jul, 28 Eliz I - 1586
18 - Special livery from Court of Wards granted to Sir John Gell 30 Jan 20 Jas I - 1623
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20 - Deed etc relating to part of house and land land in Hognaston (Trewman - Gilbert) - 1672
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22-23 - Overseers of the Poor for Hopton
23 - Churchwardens for Hopton accounts including Overseers of the Poor - 1704
24 - Rentals for Crown lands in Wirksworth, Hopton, Carsington, Griffe Grange, Ireton, Ashleyhay, Middleton, Matlock, Ible collected by Gell - c1593-c1594
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25 - Lot and cope lead reckonings by Francis Handy - Mar 1656-Jun 1656
26 - Lot and cope lead reckonings for Wirksworth and Middleton - Apr 1656-Jun 1656
27 - Schedule of deeds relating to Gell leases of tithes of corn and hay in Alport, Birchinlee, Rowlesley, Rowley, Westend, Crook Hill, Over Ashop, Chatsworth, Beeley, Over Haddon, Great Longstone, Hassop, Rowland, Wardlow, Wirksworth and Hognaston 1554 - 1574 - [late 16th cent]
28 - Butler's account including quantities in store, used, replaced of claret, sherry, Canary and Portuguese wines, beer; also baked bread including "Parler", browne - 1712-1713
29 - Abstract of Wirksworth glebe terrier, with note of use as current, Dec - 1783
30 - Order to bring to trial at assizes case of trespass over manor of Weston and Tythby (Nottinghamshire) between John Gell and Lord and Lady Chaworth - 11 Mar [1641]
31 - Affidavit of Richard Lloyd of Inner Temple that he saw Sir George Pratt at Oxford when it was garrisoned for Charles I, 6 Oct 1648, annotated as sworn 7 Oct 1648 - 1648
32 - Receipted accounts of Anthony Gell as tenant to Crown - 1583
33 - Notes on Manor of Wirksworth 1517 - 1546 made in reign of Edw VI (1547-1553) - c1550
34 - Letter from solicitor to Phillip Gell about deeds and papers relating to old Dale Abbey property, Jul - 1787
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36 - Depositions in case about land at Carsington between Robert Heyward and Philip Gell 36 Chas II [1684 - 5], with note 2 Jun 1 Jas II [1685] - 1684-1685
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38 - Papers relating to Thomas Gell's to case against Lord Howard for bribery over discharging people from compositions to detriment of state finances; Copy petition (in T Gell's hand) by Earl of Rutland to rebuild on site Belvoir Castle [Leicestershire] - c.1650
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42 - Conserved fragments of estate plan showing fields (numbered) around house called Bank Top - 19th cent
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47 - Unidentified plan showing part of the course of a waterway, marked at points with numbers, and the dates 20 Aug and 22 Aug. Scale not given. Dimensions approx 150cm x 130cm - [19th Cent]
Expand 48 - Philip Gell (d 1842), draft deeds, estate and financial papers - 1706-187748 - Philip Gell (d 1842), draft deeds, estate and financial papers - 1706-1877
49 - Log book of the Cutter Yacht Albatross from the port of Cowes, Isle of Wight to any port or ports her owner may think proper, wind and weather permitting' [to Scotland] - 18 May-29 Aug 1836
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Expand 52 - Volume of bound letters and other documents - Late 17th-early 19th cent52 - Volume of bound letters and other documents - Late 17th-early 19th cent
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70 - Manor of Holland p Wirksworth and Lands Grant [temp Q Anne] to Philip Gell of Hopton [outsize parchment deed, badly damaged by damp, partly illegible]
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72 - `Catalogue of the library at Hopton Hall' Arranged by size of volume: folio, quarto, octavo Duodecimo, `sixteens and twenty-fours' Title, edition and date of publication Folio paper vol, in slip case - ?17th cent
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