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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D8760/F/FWP/1/5/6
Former ReferenceD3311/19/34
TitleLetter from John Taylor to William Porden, declining invitation to spend a day in Barnes
Date19 Oct 1815
DescriptionReceipt on enclosed [not with letter]; he will not be abale to accept invitation to enjoy day at Barnes, as it is too late in the season and he is too old and not adventurous enough to cope with the dark, and he cannot leave a "fair Damsel"; Mrs Taylor has taken their only servant to Scotland, otherwise he would have invited him for meal. he could found out his opinion on Agathon; regards to wife and daughter.
Extent1 sheet
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
SenderJohn Taylor
Sender LocationSun Office, 112 Strand
RecipientWilliam Porden
Recipient LocationBerners Street, Oxford Street
Archive CreatorWilliam Porden (1754-1822)
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
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