COLLECTION NAME:
Mary Hamilton Papers
Record
Image Number:
HAM_1_15_1_7.pdf
Reference Number:
HAM/1/15/1/7
Link to Catalogue:
Series Title:
Correspondence from Charlotte Margaret Gunning
Parent Work Title:
Letter from Charlotte Margaret Gunning to Mary Hamilton
Creator:
Gunning, Charlotte Margaret, 1759-1794
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1785-07-17
Description:
The letter relates to the severe weather and news family and friends. Gunning writes from Horton and notes that there had been a thunderstorm that morning which has brought some relief 'from that dreadful weight which was become quite offensive' and hopes for more rain as the weather has dried everything up and all the cattle are starving. She continues that the animals want for food goes 'to one's heart' but reports that they do better than their neighbours due to the water that they have. She also writes that the severity of the last winter has killed all her Green House plants and many of the shrubs of her garden but she enjoys watching 'the progress of every plant' as they return.
Language Code:
eng-GB
Subject:
Letters
Subject:
Great Britain--Social life and customs
Category of Material:
Archives
Sub-Category:
Correspondence
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
18th Century CE
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):
2014-06-26
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2014-07
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Mary Hamilton Papers