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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
  - FEP - Records of Eleanor Anne Porden, first wife of Sir John Franklin - 1800-1828
    - 1 - Correspondence of Eleanor Anne Porden - 1800-1825
      - 8 - Letters of Eleanor Anne Porden from other correspondents - 1808-1822

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FEP/1/8/8
Former Reference	D3311/120/6
Title	Letter from William Gifford to Eleanor Anne Porden, apologising for not having read a piece of poetry
Date	[1822]
Description	Being unwell he has not been able to read the canto; he hopes to get better soon, when he will receive it back . It is now a quarter of year since he got out of his carriage, except for one occasion at Somerset House. Her father has said he is very ill, otherwise he would have asked him to dine on Thursday . He thought her last book very good. Dated Tuesday night. Paper watermarked 1817, but the year is possibly 1822, the year when her father, William Porden, died, and the last book referred to could be "Coeur de Lion". William Gifford is likely to be the satirist and editor of the Quarterly Review (1756-1826).
Extent	1 item
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Sender	William Gifford
Sender Location	No address
Recipient	Eleanor Anne Porden
Recipient Location	Berners Street
Archive Creator	Eleanor Anne Porden, later Eleanor Franklin (1795-1825)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth

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