COLLECTION NAME:
Mary Hamilton Papers
Record
Image Number:
HAM_1_15_2_1.pdf
Reference Number:
HAM/1/15/2/1
Link to Catalogue:
Series Title:
Correspondence from Mary Hamilton to Charlotte Margaret Gunning
Parent Work Title:
Notes from Mary Hamilton to Charlotte Margaret Gunning
Creator:
Hamilton, Mary, 1756-1816
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1779-1784
Description:
In the first letter, dated 8 November 1779, Hamilton writes of an unwelcome visit by a gentleman. She notes that a man (whose name has been censored from the letter but it may have possibly been William Wake) 'took it into his head to pay me a visit'. Hamilton writes that she was frightened and confused as she 'dreaded any one coming and finding him in my apartments'. She notes that he actually told a foolish woman' that she had previously mentioned to Gunning and declared that he was aware of Hamilton's confusion and 'wish[e]d he had taken advantage of it'. He said that he could not bear the 'torture of suspense' which he has had for two years. Hamilton did not want to appear rude to him and she acknowledges that his behaviour towards her was respectable. In the second note (not dated) Hamilton writes on gossip.
Language Code:
eng-GB
Subject:
Great Britain--Social life and customs
Subject:
Letters
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
Notes:
Part of the sheet has been cut away and a second note has been pasted on to the back of the letter. A section of the letter has been censored and crossed out.
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2014-07-27
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