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D8760 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - 1714-1994
E - Estate records of the Gell family of Hopton Hall - 1794-1863
F - Family records of the extended Franklin family and the Gell family of Hopton Hall - 1714-1994
FBO - Records of the Booth family of Lincolnshire, related to Sir John Franklin - 1817-1838
FEG - Records of Eleanor Isabella Gell nee Franklin, daughter of Sir John and Eleanor Franklin and wife of Reverend John Philip Gell - 1828-[early 20th cent]
FEP - Records of Eleanor Anne Porden, first wife of Sir John Franklin - 1800-1828
1 - Correspondence of Eleanor Anne Porden - 1800-1825
2 - Legal papers of Eleanor Anne Porden - 1823-1828
3 - Manuscripts in hand of Eleanor Anne Porden - 1809-1823
4 - Published works and writings of Eleanor Anne Porden - 1815-1822
5 - The Attic Chest, comprising writings gathered together and edited by Eleanor Anne Porden and her father William Porden, with drafts and related papers - 1808-1818
1 - The Attic Chest, Season 1, Nos. 1-4 - 27 Dec 1808-7 Feb 1809
2 - The Attic Chest, Season 1, Nos. 5-6 - 21 Feb 1809-7 Mar 1809
3 - The Attic Chest, Season 1, Nos. 7-9 - 21 Mar 1809-2 May 1809
4 - The Attic Chest, Season 1, Nos. 10-12 - 16 May 1809-14 Jul 1809
5 - The Attic Chest, Season 2, Nos. 13-15 - 19 Dec 1809-16 Jan 1810
6 - The Attic Chest, Season 2, Nos. 16-18 - 30 Jan 1810-27 Feb 1810
7 - The Attic Chest, Season 2, Nos. 19-20 - 13-27 Mar 1810
8 - The Attic Chest, Season 2, Nos. 21-23 - 10 Apr 1810-8 May 1810
9 - The Attic Chest, Season 2, Nos. 24-26 - 22 May 1810-19 Jun 1810
10 - The Attic Chest, Season 2, Nos. 27-28 - 3-14 Jul 1810
11 - The Attic Chest, Season 3, Nos. 29-31 - 20 Nov 1810-18 Dec 1810
12 - The Attic Chest, Season 3, Nos. 32-34 - 15 Jan 1811-12 Feb 1811
13 - The Attic Chest, Season 3, Nos. 35-37 - 26 Feb 1811-26 Mar 1811
14 - The Attic Chest, Season 3, Nos. 38-42 - 9 Apr 1811-4 Jun 1811
15 - The Attic Chest, Season 3, Nos. 43-45 - 18 Jun 1811-16 Jul 1811
16 - The Attic Chest, Season 4, Nos. 46-49 - 8 Jan - 19 Feb 1812
17 - The Attic Chest, Season 4, Nos. 50-54 - 14 Mar 1812-29 Apr 1812
18 - The Attic Chest, Season 4, Nos. 55-57 - 13 May 1812-17 Jun 1812
19 - The Attic Chest, Season 5, Nos. 58-59 - 17-31 Mar 1813
20 - The Attic Chest, Season 5, Nos. 60-62 - 14 Apr 1813-13 May 1813
21 - The Attic Chest, Season 5, Nos. 63-64 - 26 May 1813-9 Jun 1813
22 - The Attic Chest, Season 5, Nos. 65-66 - 25 Jun 1813-14 Jul 1813
23 - The Attic Chest, Season 6 No. 67 - 22 Feb 1814
24 - The Attic Chest, Season 6, No. 68 - 9 Mar 1814
25 - The Attic Chest, Season 7, No. 69 - 7 Dec 1814
26 - The Attic Chest, Season 7, No. 70 - 21 Dec 1814
27 - The Attic Chest, Season 7, No. 71 - 22 Feb 1815
28 - The Attic Chest, Season 7, No. 72 - 8 Mar 1815
29 - The Attic Chest, Season 7, No. 73 - 22 Mar 1815
30 - The Attic Chest, Season 8, Nos. 74-75 - 6-20 Dec 1815
31 - The Attic Chest, Season 8, Nos. 76-77 - 30 Jan 1816-14 Feb 1816
32 - The Attic Chest, Season 8, Nos. 78-79 - 28 Feb 1816-13 Mar 1816
33 - The Attic Chest, Season 8, Nos. 80-81 - 27 Mar 1816-24 Apr 1816
34 - The Attic Chest, Season 8, Nos. 82-83 - 8-22 May 1816
35 - The Attic Chest, Season 8, Nos. 84-85 - 5 Jun 1816-15 Jul 1816
36 - The Attic Chest, Season 8, No. 86 - 27 Mar 1816-22 May 1816
37 - The Attic Chest, Season 9, Nos. 87-88 - 4-18 Mar 1817
38 - The Attic Chest, Season 9, Nos. 89-90 - 15-29 Apr 1817
39 - The Attic Chest, Season 9, Nos. 91-92 - 3 Apr 1817-27 May 1817
40 - The Attic Chest, Season 9, Nos. 93 - 10 Jun 1817
41 - The Attic Chest, Season 10, Nos. 94-95 - 19 May 1818- 2 Jun 1818
42 - Collection of writings and other papers gathered together for the Attic Chest, including items not written up in final collections for meetings, mostly by Eleanor Anne Porden or William Porden - [c1803-1818]
1 - Draft introduction to the Attic Chest, meeting No. 4 - 7 Feb 1809
2 - Draft introduction to the Attic Chest, meeting No. 68 - 19 Mar 1814
3 - Draft introduction to the Attic Chest, 6th Season, meeting No. 74 - 6 Dec 1815
4 - Manuscript poem, first line "The Ram, the Bull, the heavenly twins", in hand of William Porden - [early 19th cent]
5 - Manuscript poem entitled "Elegy on a Mouse by E.A. Porden" - [early 19th cent]
6 - Manuscript poem, first line "Fair maid to you this box I send", in hand of Eleanor Porden - [early 19th cent]
7 - Manuscript poem, entitled "To the Attic Chest", in hand of Eleanor Porden - [c1808]
8 - Draft manuscript poem, "On sultry Afric's sandy waste", in hand of Eleanor Porden - [early 19th cent]
9 - Draft manuscript poem, first line "Ye muses seize your golden lyres", in hand of Eleanor Porden - [early 19th cent]
10 - Draft manuscript poem, first line "A woman's praise so sages say", in hand of Eleanor Porden - [early 19th cent]
11 - Manuscript poem, first line "The song of the birds has awakened the day", in hand of Eleanor Porden - [early 19th cent]
12 - Draft manuscript poem, first line "Admiring gaze, where gaily blows", in hand of Eleanor Porden - [early 19th cent]
13 - Draft manuscript poem, first line "Norlanda rules a fairy land" - [early 19th cent]
14 - Draft manuscript poem, first line "What though the garb of winter keep" - [early 19th cent]
15 - Draft manuscript poem, first line, "Brittannia sovereign ruler of the main," signed Anonymous, in hand of Eleanor Porden - [early 19th cent]
16 - Draft manuscript poem, entitled " On the Myrtle", signed Myrtillus, in hand of Eleanor Porden - [early 19th cent]
17 - Draft manuscript poem, first two lines, "Sweet is the sleep of innocence, that sleep which peasants can enjoy, unknown to kings", in hand of Eleanor Porden - [early 19th cent]
18 - Draft manuscript poem, entitled "The Old Enigma's answered by a new one", identified as being by Eleanor Anne Porden - [early 19th cent]
19 - Draft manuscript poem, entitled by William Porden as "The Parade at Bern by Miss Porden", in hand of Eleanor Porden - 1818
20 - Manuscript note about the City of Berne, capital of Switzerland and the surrounding Bernese Alps, in hand of Eleanor Porden - [1818]
21 - Draft manuscript poem, first line "Three days of chequer'd smiles to tears", about Berne and surroundings, in hand of Eleanor Porden - [1818]
22 - Draft manuscript poem, first line,"Mid scenes where beauty reigns around", in hand of Elenor Porden - [early 19th cent]
23 - Draft manuscript Valentine poems, two entitled "Oh wither does Ictrius stray" and "Ah Moth in vain thy words deceitful say", and one addressed to Donald by Amanda, in hand of Eleanor Porden - [early 19th cent]
24 - Manuscript Valentine poem, from Carlos to Ellen - 14 Feb 1813
25 - Manuscript poem, entitled "To Stella", signed Moth - [early 19th cent]
26 - Manuscript poem, first line "Let others sing of deeds of Arms" - [early 19th cent]
27 - Draft manuscript poem, first line "Mark where you marble pillars stands", in hand of Eleanor Porden - [early 19th cent]
28 - Manuscript poem, first line "View not this ancient altar with disdain", in hand of Eleanor Porden - [early 19th cent]
29 - Draft manuscript poem, first line "Within these walls …" - [early 19th cent]
30 - Manuscript poem, entitled "On the death of Mr. Fox", signed J. O'Keefe - [c1808]
31 - Draft manuscript poem entitled "Hohenlinden", signed by T. Campbell, esquire - [early 19th cent]
32 - Manuscript poem, entitled "Hope's Garland", published in the Morning Herald , 16 May 1804 - [1804]
33 - Draft manuscript poem, first line "When a friend is torn from us in Life's early bloom", in hand of Eleanor Anne Porden - [early 19th cent]
34 - Manuscript poem, first line "You've oft asked me to sing, for you knew that I could not", in hand of Eleanor Anne Porden - [early 19th cent]
35 - Draft manuscript verses, entitled "Translation of a French song by Ignoramus Bibo", in the hand of Eleanor Anne Porden - [early 19th cent]
36 - Draft manuscript poem, entitled "The Water Party" - [c1805]
37 - Draft manuscript poem, first line "Poets have sung, in many a tuneful line", in hand of Eleanor Anne Porden - Mar 1809
38 - Draft manuscript poem, first line "Descend ye bright Roman [?] divine", in hand of Eleanor Anne Porden - [c1810]
39 - Manuscript poem addressed to Miss Porden, the author of "The Veils" on her birthday - 14 Jul 1817
40 - Draft manuscript poem, first line "Ere learning sacred light expanded", in hand of Eleanor Anne Porden - [c1812]
41 - Draft manuscript of poem entitled "The Skull and the Custom House Officer", in hand of Eleanor Anne Porden - [early 19th cent]
42 - Draft first page of the "The History of the Garter", dedicated to Mr J.B. of York, in hand of Eleanor Anne Porden - [early 19th cent]
43 - Draft part, headed 3rd part, of "The History of the Garter", in hand of Eleanor Anne Porden - [early 19th cent]
44 - Draft part of "The History of the Garter", in hand of Eleanor Anne Porden - [early 19th cent]
45 - Draft part, headed "Part the fourth part", of "The History of the Garter", in hand of Eleanor Anne Porden - [early 19th cent]
46 - Draft part of manuscript of poem, including note of request to the Editress for the lines to be inserted into "The Garters" sent to York, in hand of Eleanor Anne Porden - [early 19th cent]
47 - Draft lines for part of poem in pastoral vein, first line "But mark you, youth, his steady pace", in hand of Eleanor Anne Porden - [early 19th cent]
48 - Draft lines for part of poem in pastoral vein, first line "And see in yonder verdant glad", in hand of Eleanor Anne Porden - [early 19th cent]
49 - Draft lines for part of poem in pastoral vein, first line "The binds, for whom around the door", in hand of Eleanor Anne Porden - [early 19th cent]
50 - Draft manuscript of poem, first line "And with your smiles , oh let me send", in hand of Eleanor Anne Porden - [early 19th cent]
51 - Draft manuscript of part of poem, first line "More gracefull than the swans that glide" - [early 19th cent]
52 - Draft manuscript poem, entitled "The Philosopher at the Fair", in the hand of Eleanor Anne Porden - [early 19th cent]
53 - Draft part of manuscript poem, possibly meant for "The Philosopher and the Fair", in hand of Eleanor Anne Porden - [early 19th cent]
54 - Draft manuscript poem, first line "Awake , my bosom's dormant fire", in hand of Eleanor Anne Porden - [early 19th cent]
55 - Draft lines for manuscript poem, first line "There flows, in Tiber's stream imbued" - [early 19th cent]
56 - Draft manuscript poem, first line "Embossed in a close sequestered vale" - [c1805]
57 - Draft manuscript of play entitled "The Lunatics", a comedy in three acts, "as written and performed at Positive House by the pupils of the Institution", in hand of Eleanor Porden - [early 19th cent]
58 - Note of manuscript synopsis of plot of play in hand of Eleanor Anne Porden, addressed to Anna Vardill, involving the characters, Sir Pertinax, Lady Olivia, Lord A., Electro Magus, Michael Mitre, Kitty Maltravers, Mrs Bustleton, Rodelinda, Beauclerc and Atticus Scriblerus. - [early 19th cent]
59 - Part of draft manuscript synopsis of play, including Acts 1 and 2, involving characters Bamfield, Sir George Conyers, Freeman, Maria, Turner, Mr Yarraway, his wife Margery, their daughters Lucy and Maria Yarraway, the Parson and his daughter Fanny, in hand of William Porden - [early 19th cent]
60 - Part of draft manuscript synopsis of play, including alternatives for Acts 1 and 2, involving characters Roger Yarraway, Margery Yarraway, their daughters Maria, Lucy, Mr Bamfield, Freeman and Conyers, in hand of William Porden - [early 19th cent]
61 - Part of draft manuscript synopsis of play, including Act 3, involving characters named Freeman, Raymond, Miss Bamfield, Bamfield, Conyers, Roger and Margery Yarraway, Maria, Turner and Lucy, in hand of William Porden - [early 19th cent]
62 - Part of draft manuscript synopsis of play, including Act 4, involving characters named the Parson's Daughter, Freeman, Bamfield, Miss B., Raymond, Mr and Mrs Yarraway, the Parson, Maria and Turner, in hand of William Porden - [early 19th cent]
63 - Draft manuscript page from Act 1 of play, for scene in wood, involving characters named Conyers, Bamfield and Freeman, in hand of William Porden - [early 19th cent]
64 - Draft manuscript page from Act 1 of play, for scenes involving characters named Conyers, Bamfield, Freeman, Maria and Turner, in hand of William Porden - [early 19th cent]
65 - Draft manuscript page from play, for scenes involving characters named Conyers, Bamfield, Freeman, Maria and Turner, in hand of William Porden - [early 19th cent]
66 - Draft manuscript page from play, for Scene 1, involving characters named Bamfield and Freeman, in hand of William Porden - [early 19th cent]
67 - Draft manuscript pages from Act 1 of play, for scene at Mr Yarroway's house, involving characters named Mr and Mrs Yarraway, with Maria entering at end, in hand of William Porden - [early 19th cent]
68 - Draft manuscript page from play, for scene involving characters named Mr Roger Yarraway, Mrs Margery Yarraway, Conyers, Bamfield and Freeman, in hand of William Porden - [early 19th cent]
69 - Draft manuscript page from play, for scene involving characters named Roger and Margery [Yarraway], in hand of William Porden - [early 19th cent]
70 - Draft manuscript page from play, for scene involving characters named Maria and Mr Yarraway, in hand of William Porden - [early 19th cent]
71 - Draft manuscript page from play, for scene set in a wood with moonlight, involving characters named Lucy and Maria, in hand of William Porden - [early 19th cent]
72 - Draft manuscript page from play, for scene involving characters named Miss Bamfield, Maria and Raymond, in hand of William Porden - [early 19th cent]
73 - Draft manuscript pages from play, including for Act 1, involving characters named Mr and Mrs Testy, Miss Maria Testy, Mr Layland, Sir Gregory and Miss Crape (order very confused), in hand of William Porden - [early 19th cent]
74 - Pages of draft synopsis of play, including for Acts 1 and 2, involving characters named Roger, Margery, Lucy, Mr Bamfield, Mr Conyers, Sir Gregory Grizzle, Miss Crape, Roger, Margery, the Parson, a clerk and Miss Blank, in hand of William Porden - [early 19th cent]
75 - Page of draft prose, including on a dialogue between a gentleman and a barber and a gentleman of the army in Stratford upon Avon wanting to find out what people there knew of Shakespeare, in hand of William Porden - [early 19th cent]
76 - Manuscript prose entitled "Spectatorial minutes", in hand of Eleanor Anne Porden - [early 19th cent]
77 - Short piece manuscript prose on Hercules and Pegasus, described as a fable from the Greek, provided by Mr Flaxman - [early 19th cent]
78 - Manuscript prose work entitled "L'Acerbo - No. 1", claimed to be a copy of a work by a sorcerer burned to death in Florence in 1327, signed Philemon, in hand of Eleanor Anne Porden - [c1815]
79 - Manuscript prose work entitled "L'Acerbo - No. 2", in hand of Eleanor Anne Porden - 16 Sep 1815
80 - Manuscript prose essay entitled "There is nothing new under the Sun" - 1814
81 - Draft account of the "travelling trio", Miss Eleanor Anne Porden and Mrs Porden, during a trip in the Home Counties - 16 Sep 1805
82 - Draft letter from Joseph Wishwell to Mr Spectator, followed by notes to the Editor, in hand of Eleanor Anne Porden - [early 19th cent]
83 - Letter from "Planetarius" to "Mr Spectator", on going to the theatre to see and hear Adam Walker demonstrate his Orrery [a mechanical model of the solar system] - 21 May 1806
84 - Manuscript poem entitled "Answer to an Advertisement", by Atticus Scriblerus, in hand of Eleanor Anne Porden - [c1816]
85 - Note from Atticus Scriblerus Junior on poem on electricity, in hand of Eleanor Anne Porden - [early 19th cent]
86 - Letter from Pertinax Townly to the Editor of the Attic Chest at Positive House, in hand of Eleanor Anne Porden - [c1808]
87 - Letter addressed by Pertinax Townly from Positive House, in hand of Eleanor Anne Porden - [c1808]
88 - Letter from Pertinax Townly to the Editor, in hand of Eleanor Anne Porden - [c1808]
89 - Letter from Pertinax Townly to the Editor, in hand of Eleanor Anne Porden - [c1812]
90 - Letter from Pertinax Townly to the Editor, in hand of Eleanor Anne Porden - [early 19th cent]
91 - Letter from Pertinax Townly to the Editor, in hand of Eleanor Anne Porden - [c1812]
92 - Letter from Pertinax Townly to the Editor, in hand of Eleanor Anne Porden - [early 19th cent]
93 - Letter from Pertinax Townly to the Editor, in hand of Eleanor Anne Porden - [early 19th cent]
94 - Letter from Pertinax Townly to the Editor, in hand of Eleanor Anne Porden - [c1815]
95 - Letter from Pertinax Townly to the Editor, in hand of Eleanor Anne Porden - [early 19th cent]
96 - Letter from Electromagus to the Editor, in hand of Eleanor Anne Porden - [c1812]
97 - Letter from Electromagus to the Editor, in hand of Eleanor Anne Porden - [c1813]
98 - Letter from Electromagus to the Editor, in hand of Eleanor Anne Porden - [c1812]
99 - Letter from Electromagus to the Editor, in hand of Eleanor Anne Porden - [early 19th cent]
100 - Note to Eleanor Anne Porden from "Moth", responding to her request as "Stella" not to say he loved her - [early 19th cent]
101 - Ink drawing of antique-style ornament, with plinth, round bottomed body and thin neck with curlicue handles - [early 19th cent]
43 - Collection of writings gathered together in folded sheet entitled "Attic Chest - National Tales - Positive House - etc" - [1809-1814]
44 - Documents relating to or formerly held in the Attic Chest - [c1808-1870s]
45 - Uncut or loose pages of Elements of Botany by R.J. Thornton, M.D. - 1810-1812
6 - Travel diaries and commonplace books of Eleanor Anne Porden - 1815-1823
7 - Personal papers of Eleanor Anne Porden - [early 19th cent]
FJR - Records of John Richardson, colleague, friend and later relative of John Franklin - 1820-1861
FKA - Records of the Kay family, related to Sir John Franklin by his marriage to his first wife, Eleanor - 1797-1860
FLJ - Records of Jane, Lady Franklin nee Griffin, second wife of Sir John Franklin - 1841-1871
FSJ - Records of Sir John Franklin - 1810-[early 20th cent]
FWP - Records of William Porden, father-in-law of Sir John Franklin - 1754-1822
GBM - Records of Boyd Pollen Manningham - 1823-1830
GEL - Records of Edith Lyttelton Gell - 1880-1937
GFK - Records of Frederick Gell - 1840-1869
GHW - Records of Henry Willingham Gell - 1855-1938
GJF - Records of John Franklin Gell - 1872-1873
GJP - Records of Reverend John Philip Gell - 1836-1897
GMF - Records of Mary Frances Gell, grand-daughter of Sir John Franklin - 1930-1940
GPH - Records of Reverend Philip Gell - 1844-1870
GPL - Records of Philip Lyttelton Gell, son of John Philip and Eleanor Isabella Gell nee Franklin, grandson of Sir John Franklin - 1873-1922
GPV - Records of Colonel Philip Victor Willingham Gell and his wife Aileen Edith Pauline Gell nee Maunsell - 1896-1976
LIB - Printed volumes and other printed material, mostly on Sir John Franklin and related topics - 1714-1994
OBJ - Objects collected by members of the Franklin and Gell families - [c350-c1900]
George M. Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist
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