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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D8760/F/FEP/5/44/4 |
| Former Reference | D3311/19/70 |
| Title | Account by Eleanor Anne Porden of evening spent spent at Mr Flaxman's on 23 Oct 1812, with discussion and conversation about ghosts, spirits and other supernatural beings |
| Date | 24 Oct 1812 |
| Description | In the company of Mr, Mrs and Miss Flaxman, 2 Miss Denmans, Mr T. Denman, Mrs and Miss Vardill, Governor Franklin, and her mother. Conversation started after supper on the subject of Dr Johnson and his "propensity to Superstition". 2 sheets. |
| Extent | 2 sheets |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | Eleanor Anne Porden, later Eleanor Franklin (1795-1825) |
| Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth |