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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D8760/F/FWP/1/5/16 |
| Former Reference | D3311/19/46 |
| Title | Draft letter from William Porden to John Taylor, proposing corrections to Taylor's verses, including one regarding his daughter's real name |
| Date | [18] Jan 1816 |
| Description | Thanks for his solicitude for his daughter's poetic reputation and receipt of new edition of his elegant verses, but points out that his daughter's name is Eleanor not Maria (the name of her heroine); he asks for other corrections to be considered. The date has partially been damaged, and could possibly be read as 10, 16 or 18. |
| Extent | 1 sheet |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
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| Sender | William Porden |
| Sender Location | Berners Street |
| Recipient | John Taylor |
| Recipient Location | No address |
| Archive Creator | William Porden (1754-1822) |
| Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth |