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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
3 - Manuscripts in hand of Eleanor Anne Porden - 1809-1823
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D8760/F/FEP/3/3
Former Reference
D3311/25/1/1-17
Title
Manuscript writings collected together under "The Floral Senate"
Date
[1811-1815]
Description
Mostly verses in hand of Eleanor Anne Porden, some of which relate to the Battle of Waterloo; including two letters or drafts addressed to Mary [?Ann Flaxman] by Eleanor. 30 March and 11 April 1812 (the latter very much concerning the recently knighted Humphrey Davy), two addressed to her father at Berners Street, one dated , and draft letter to her sister [Sarah Henrietta Kay]
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17 items
Level
File
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator
Eleanor Anne Porden, later Eleanor Franklin (1795-1825)
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
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