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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
  - FWP - Records of William Porden, father-in-law of Sir John Franklin - 1754-1822
    - 1 - Correspondence of William Porden - 1804-1822
      - 3 - Letters received by Mary, wife of William Porden, from her grandchildren in the Kay family - 1816-1817

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FWP/1/3/6
Former Reference	D3311/3/5/3
Title	Letter from Mary Anne Kay to her grandmother Mary Porden, possibly relating to her stay in Brighton
Date	[1817]
Description	She has sent violets for her; glad Aunt is coming down with Papa; she has copied some Greek out and Miss Spears has picked up something on the beach, which Mama thinks is part of a thunderbolt; she has written out an exercise from Murray's English Grammar; they have looked at clouds in the sky. Letter undated, but certainly before 1819 [year of grandmother's death]
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Sender	Mary Anne Kay
Sender Location	No address
Recipient	Mary Porden
Recipient Location	No address
Archive Creator	William Porden (1754-1822)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth

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