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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/1/3/2
Former Reference
D3311/3/5/2
Title
Letter from Mary Anne Kay to her grandmother Mary Porden, relating to her stay in Brighton
Date
30 Nov 1816
Description
Sorry to hear she is ill, but hopes she is better; she has been helping Emily write her letter; she is sending her a seal of a bird flying away from a cage; the rabbits she sent them were very nice; Grandfather is to be told that Master Walter William Wood has gone to London, not to France, as they had said.
Extent
1 sheet
Level
Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Sender
Mary Anne Kay
Sender Location
Brighton
Recipient
Mary Porden
Recipient Location
No address
Archive Creator
William Porden (1754-1822)
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
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