COLLECTION NAME:
Mary Hamilton Papers
Record
Image Number:
HAM11427.pdf
Reference Number:
HAM/1/1/4/27
Link to Catalogue:
Series Title:
Correspondence from the Royal Family
Parent Work Title:
Letter from Princess Augusta Sophia
Creator:
Augusta Sophia, Princess, daughter of George III, King of Great Britain, 1768-1840
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1780-07-17
Description:
Princess Augusta writes from Windsor and notes that 'for our sins [we] are forced on Sunday evenings to walk on the terrace'. She notes that they always now dine at the castle as the King is 'fitting up a Library here as well as Kew' and that Lady Warwick who she describes as 'Lovely, Angelic, Gracious, engaging, agreeable' is in London, along with General Clark. The letter continues with Court gossip. The Queen was told by Lady Egremont [Possibly Lady Alicia Maria Egremont (1761-1794), a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Charlotte] 'that she is perfectly happy for Lord Egremont is for certain to marry Lady Maria Walgegrave' [niece of Horace Walpole, daughter of Maria Walpole and James, 2nd Earl of Waldergrave (1761-1808), Maria married George Henry Fitzroy, 4th Duke of Grafton in 1784]. She finds Lady Courtown [possibly Countess Mary Courtown (d.1810) n?e Powis, married James Stopford, 2nd Earl of Courtown] more agreeable each time she sees her. The letter ends on the subject of fashion. Augusta notes that 'we now do our hair in a new sort of fashion we have hats all day and no caps'.
Language Code:
eng-GB
Subject:
Letters
Subject:
Great Britain--Court and courtiers
Category of Material:
Archives
Sub-Category:
Correspondence
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
England: Windsor and Maidenhead: Windsor
Time Period Covered:
18th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Greater London: London
People Covered:
Augusta Sophia, Princess, daughter of George III, King of Great Britain, 1768-1840
People Covered:
Hamilton, Mary, 1756-1816
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Work:
Copyright restrictions may apply
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2011-11-29
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2012-04
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Mary Hamilton Papers
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