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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/1/5/14
Former Reference	D3311/19/32
Title	Letter from John Taylor to William Porden, returning lines of poetry, with draft of reply by Porden to Taylor
Date	12 Jan 1816
Description	Taylor to Porden; enclosing lines; he has requested that a few slips are taken off, and if he gets them he will send them to Porden; he sahll try to get the lines into other papers; tickets for the Theatrical Fund Dinner have not yet benn issued; he has put down their names, and they will be sent when ready. Porden to Taylor: tbanks for his verses, received with admiration; before they go into other papers he would glad to speak to him; thanks as regards theatrical fund dinner; hours flew swiftly at Phillip's; Tylor "oiled their juniors withe the Essence of well-flavoured wit & good humour".
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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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