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Mary Hamilton Papers
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Mary Hamilton Papers
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HAM115219.pdf
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Reference Number:
HAM/1/15/2/19
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HAM/1/15/2/19
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Series Title:
Correspondence From Mary Hamilton to Charlotte Margaret Gunning
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Correspondence From Mary Hamilton to Charlotte Margaret Gunning
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Parent Work Title:
Letter to Charlotte Margaret Gunning
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Letter to Charlotte Margaret Gunning
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Creator:
Hamilton, Mary, 1756-1816
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Hamilton, Mary, 1756-1816
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Creator Role:
Author
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Date Created:
1781-08-08
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1781-08-08
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Description:
Hamilton writes on her position at Court. She is often too exhausted to write as her day does not finish until 11 but starts at 6. She does not go to sleep until at least 12 as she sleeps in 'Atassa's' room. Hamilton has not been able to find out is 'Mercury's' [code name for another Court member] day is to be kept which Gunning had asked her to find out. She notes that she can only inform her 'that it is thought it will not be kept, as he is about but that there will be a Synad held wh[i]ch will of course be a very full one, as all the People invited to the F?te on P of W's day will be there'. She writes about the conduct of a woman named 'Helen' and her daughter at court and that the 'Germans are gone out of England' and since their departure 'her' name as not been mentioned by the family [it is not clear if 'the Germans' and the 'family' relates to the royal family]. She suggests that it is quite an 'instruction one gains by living in such a school'. Hamilton writes what comfort is it to possess a clear conscience as she does not imagine 'that I am more perfect than others & therefore less liable to err'. She is aware of weakness and imperfection and quotes some lines of poetry written by Elizabeth Carter. Hamilton continues her letter by enquiring about Gunning's health and notes that 'Perfecta' [Lady Charlotte Finch] has written her two letters informing her of the improved health of her son and that her married daughter [Mrs Fielding] and Hamilton's cousins, the Grahams 'were taken prisoners in their return to England'. Dated at Babel.
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Hamilton writes on her position at Court. She is often too exhausted to write as her day does not finish until 11 but starts at 6. She does not go to sleep until at least 12 as she sleeps in 'Atassa's' room. Hamilton has not been able to find out is 'Mercury's' [code name for another Court member] day is to be kept which Gunning had asked her to find out. She notes that she can only inform her 'that it is thought it will not be kept, as he is about but that there will be a Synad held wh[i]ch will of course be a very full one, as all the People invited to the F?te on P of W's day will be there'. She writes about the conduct of a woman named 'Helen' and her daughter at court and that the 'Germans are gone out of England' and since their departure 'her' name as not been mentioned by the family [it is not clear if 'the Germans' and the 'family' relates to the royal family]. She suggests that it is quite an 'instruction one gains by living in such a school'. Hamilton writes what comfort is it to possess a clear conscience as she does not imagine 'that I am more perfect than others & therefore less liable to err'. She is aware of weakness and imperfection and quotes some lines of poetry written by Elizabeth Carter. Hamilton continues her letter by enquiring about Gunning's health and notes that 'Perfecta' [Lady Charlotte Finch] has written her two letters informing her of the improved health of her son and that her married daughter [Mrs Fielding] and Hamilton's cousins, the Grahams 'were taken prisoners in their return to England'. Dated at Babel.
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Language Code:
eng-GB
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Subject:
Letters
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Letters
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Subject:
Great Britain--Court and courtiers
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Great Britain--Court and courtiers
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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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People Covered:
Finch, Charlotte, 1725-1813
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Finch, Charlotte, 1725-1813
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People Covered:
Hamilton, Mary, 1756-1816
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Hamilton, Mary, 1756-1816
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Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
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Copyright restrictions may apply
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2011-12-01
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2012-09
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Mary Hamilton Papers
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Mary Hamilton Papers
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