Scope and Contents: A group of 22 items, presumably gathered by the naturalist F.H.H. Guillemard (1852-1933), with several penciled notes in his hand regarding family and Huguenot connections. The majority of the letters are to Frances "Fanny" Griffin (later Majendie), including 2 from Eleanor Anne Porden and 5 from William Porden. Other letters include: One fragment of a letter from Jane Griffin (later Franklin) and two letters from Jeanne (Jane) Guillemard Griffin. Several letters are about land holdings in Hereford. These letters provide an insight into the lives of Huguenot families in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. Correspondents particularly of note are: Eleanor Anne Porden (1795-1825), poet and first wife of Sir John Franklin; William Porden (approximately 1755-1822), architect and father of Eleanor Anne Porden; John Lewis Guillemard, British envoy to the American peace negotiations in 1797 (1764-1844); and Lady Jane Griffin (1791-1875), second wife of Sir John Franklin.
1. Letters to Frances Griffin. Beuzeville, E. to Frances Griffin, 12 February 1809 ; Du Roveray, W. to Frances Griffin, no date ; Fisher, R.B. [Richard Barnard?] to Frances Griffin, 7 November 1814 ; Levesque, Mary to Frances Griffin, 26 January 1816 ; Porden, Eleanor Anne to Frances Griffin, 25 March 1822 ; Porden, Eleanor Anne to Frances Griffin, 2 June 1822 ; Porden, William to Frances Griffin, 16 June 1820 ; Porden, William to Frances Griffin, 19 February 1821 ; Porden, William to Frances Griffin, 30 November 1821 ; Porden, William to Frances Griffin, 17 March 1822 ; Porden, William to Frances Griffin, 2 May 1822 ; Sadler, F.E. (Frances Eleanor) to Frances Griffin, 25 June 1814 ; Wishart, Miss to Frances Griffin, no date ; Wrey, Miss [Anna Eleonora?] to Frances Griffin, 29 January 1806 -- 2. Griffin-Guillemard family letters. Griffin, Jane to Monsieur Guillemard, 1821 [fragment] ; Guillemard, Jeanne (Jane) to John Griffin, 17 October 1785 ; Guillemard, Jeanne (Jane) to John Lewis Guillemard, 1795? ; Haworth, J. to J. [John Lewis?] Guillemard, 17 July 1802 ; biographical note on Isaac Guillemard in F.H.H. Guillemard's hand with newspaper clipping, approximately 1900? -- 3. Hereford letters. Crewle?, comte to Mrs. W. [William?] Pateshall, 15 January 1815 ; Dickinson, John to Mr. Tarn?, 27 November 1812 ; Jones, Richard to Edmund Pateshall (later Burnham), 2 March 1812.
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