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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/1/5/16
Former Reference	D3311/19/46
Title	Draft letter from William Porden to John Taylor, proposing corrections to Taylor's verses, including one regarding his daughter's real name
Date	[18] Jan 1816
Description	Thanks for his solicitude for his daughter's poetic reputation and receipt of new edition of his elegant verses, but points out that his daughter's name is Eleanor not Maria (the name of her heroine); he asks for other corrections to be considered. The date has partially been damaged, and could possibly be read as 10, 16 or 18.
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Sender	William Porden
Sender Location	Berners Street
Recipient	John Taylor
Recipient Location	No address
Archive Creator	William Porden (1754-1822)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth

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