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Mary Hamilton Papers
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Mary Hamilton Papers
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HAM_1_15_2_11.pdf
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Reference Number:
HAM/1/15/2/11
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HAM/1/15/2/11
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Link to Catalogue:
Series Title:
Correspondence from Mary Hamilton to Charlotte Margaret Gunning
title_series
Correspondence from Mary Hamilton to Charlotte Margaret Gunning
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Parent Work Title:
Letter from Mary Hamilton to Charlotte Margaret Gunning
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Letter from Mary Hamilton to Charlotte Margaret Gunning
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Creator:
Hamilton, Mary, 1756-1816
creator
Hamilton, Mary, 1756-1816
Creator
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Creator Role:
Author
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Author
Creator Role
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Date Created:
1780-08-27
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1780-08-27
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Description:
Hamilton's letter is concerned with her friendship with Gunning and court life. She writes that Gunning many not expect to see her until five weeks after the birth of the Queen's child. The date is uncertain but Hamilton believes that the baby is due in the first week of September. Hamilton was greatly entertained with Gunning's account of the sack race and writes of a small ball that she was 'prevailed upon to join the dance'. She continues with news of friends and of a woman (her name as been crossed out) who she describes as insolent. 'How mean to take the privilege of her sex to say such...things - what could have provoked her to attack Benedict' (Gunning's brother). Hamilton notes that she has never met such an 'attentive' and 'delicate' man and would not be 'able therefore to say rude things to him'. She asks Gunning what books 'Edwin' had sent her and notes that she herself has not received any letters from him as she did not reply to two or three long letters he sent her. Hamilton assumes that Gunning will be following her example. Hamilton and Gunning have assigned code names such as 'Perfecta' (Lady Charlotte Finch (HAM/1/12), 'Louvre' and 'Babel' for the people and places at Court.
description
Hamilton's letter is concerned with her friendship with Gunning and court life. She writes that Gunning many not expect to see her until five weeks after the birth of the Queen's child. The date is uncertain but Hamilton believes that the baby is due in the first week of September. Hamilton was greatly entertained with Gunning's account of the sack race and writes of a small ball that she was 'prevailed upon to join the dance'. She continues with news of friends and of a woman (her name as been crossed out) who she describes as insolent. 'How mean to take the privilege of her sex to say such...things - what could have provoked her to attack Benedict' (Gunning's brother). Hamilton notes that she has never met such an 'attentive' and 'delicate' man and would not be 'able therefore to say rude things to him'. She asks Gunning what books 'Edwin' had sent her and notes that she herself has not received any letters from him as she did not reply to two or three long letters he sent her. Hamilton assumes that Gunning will be following her example. Hamilton and Gunning have assigned code names such as 'Perfecta' (Lady Charlotte Finch (HAM/1/12), 'Louvre' and 'Babel' for the people and places at Court.
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Language Code:
eng-GB
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eng-GB
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Subject:
Great Britain--Court and courtiers
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Great Britain--Court and courtiers
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Subject:
Letters
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Letters
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Category of Material:
Archives
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Archives
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Sub-Category:
Correspondence
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Correspondence
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Technique Used:
Handwriting
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Handwriting
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Medium:
Ink
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Ink
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Support:
Paper
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Paper
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Time Period Covered:
18th Century CE
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18th Century CE
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false
People Covered:
Hamilton, Mary, 1756-1816
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Hamilton, Mary, 1756-1816
People Covered
false
People Covered:
Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818
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Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818
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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):
2014-07-27
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2014-07
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Mary Hamilton Papers
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Mary Hamilton Papers
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