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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
      - 5 - Correspondence between William Porden and John Taylor, mostly relating to the poetry of Eleanor Anne Porden and its publication - 1814-1816

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FWP/1/5/6
Former Reference	D3311/19/34
Title	Letter from John Taylor to William Porden, declining invitation to spend a day in Barnes
Date	19 Oct 1815
Description	Receipt on enclosed [not with letter]; he will not be abale to accept invitation to enjoy day at Barnes, as it is too late in the season and he is too old and not adventurous enough to cope with the dark, and he cannot leave a "fair Damsel"; Mrs Taylor has taken their only servant to Scotland, otherwise he would have invited him for meal. he could found out his opinion on Agathon; regards to wife and daughter.
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Sender	John Taylor
Sender Location	Sun Office, 112 Strand
Recipient	William Porden
Recipient Location	Berners Street, Oxford Street
Archive Creator	William Porden (1754-1822)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth

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