COLLECTION NAME:
Mary Hamilton Papers
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Mary Hamilton Papers
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Image Number:
HAM_1_15_2_27.pdf
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HAM_1_15_2_27.pdf
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Reference Number:
HAM/1/15/2/27
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HAM/1/15/2/27
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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:
Letters from Mary Hamilton to Charlotte Margaret Gunning
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Letters 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
false
Date Created:
1783
date_created
1783
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Description:
The first letter is dated 27 August 1783 in which Hamilton is concerned with her Gunning's health and with news of Sir William and Lady Wake. The second letter is incorrectly dated November 1789, and probably should be 1779. This is a partial letter and relates to the unwanted attentions of a suitor, (possible the young Prince of Wales who was 'in love' with Hamilton at this time or a Mr Bourdieou who proposed marriage to her). Hamilton writes that 'little fool B has offer[e]d that great soul of a woman 100 Guineas to procure a small lock of my Hair - my answer was, That provided he W[ou]ld cut off his hair he should have the combings of mine' which her maid will give him to make 'a little bob wig and to be worn without powder'. She notes that he wrote a letter from 'Babel' to enquire after her. She is anxious that he used her full name in the note and that 'from his manner of talking and writing about me - any person that did not know me might imagine I encouraged it'.,
description
The first letter is dated 27 August 1783 in which Hamilton is concerned with her Gunning's health and with news of Sir William and Lady Wake. The second letter is incorrectly dated November 1789, and probably should be 1779. This is a partial letter and relates to the unwanted attentions of a suitor, (possible the young Prince of Wales who was 'in love' with Hamilton at this time or a Mr Bourdieou who proposed marriage to her). Hamilton writes that 'little fool B has offer[e]d that great soul of a woman 100 Guineas to procure a small lock of my Hair - my answer was, That provided he W[ou]ld cut off his hair he should have the combings of mine' which her maid will give him to make 'a little bob wig and to be worn without powder'. She notes that he wrote a letter from 'Babel' to enquire after her. She is anxious that he used her full name in the note and that 'from his manner of talking and writing about me - any person that did not know me might imagine I encouraged it'.,
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Language Code:
eng-GB
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eng-GB
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false
Subject:
Great Britain--Social history
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Great Britain--Social history
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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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false
Technique Used:
Handwriting
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Handwriting
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false
Medium:
Ink
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Ink
Medium
false
Support:
Paper
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Paper
Support
false
Time Period Covered:
18th Century CE
temporal_coverage
18th Century CE
Time Period Covered
false
People Covered:
Hamilton, Mary, 1756-1816
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Hamilton, Mary, 1756-1816
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false
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:
Two letters have been pasted onto one sheet.
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Two letters have been pasted onto one sheet.
Notes
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2014-07-27
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
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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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