COLLECTION NAME:
Mary Hamilton Papers
Record
Image Number:
HAM_1_2_15.pdf
Reference Number:
HAM/1/2/15
Link to Catalogue:
Series Title:
Correspondence from John Dickenson to Mary Hamilton
Parent Work Title:
Letter from John Dickenson to Mary Hamilton
Creator:
Dickenson, John, approximately 1757-1842
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1789-06-19
Description:
The letter relates to Dickenson's visits to Buxton and Bath. Dickenson describes the people he met in Buxton and his journey to Bath. He travelled by coach in which he reported, a large woman 'got into our very small coach, which she half filled and had I not been an intruder, I certainly w[oul]d not have admitted her' as two of the coach passengers were obliged to move to the outside of the coach. He travelled to Bath via Bristol as the direct coach only ran three days a week and Dickenson did not wish to wait for it. Whilst waiting for his coach, he visited a University Library and met a twelve year old boy there who he describes as a 'bookworm' and the way he answered his questions made him initially believe that he must be 'aping his master. Dickenson continues to describe his journey and other coach passengers and his time at Bath and the water treatments in that City.
Language Code:
eng-GB
Subject:
Great Britain--Description and travel
Subject:
Great Britain--Social life and customs
Subject:
Letters
Category of Material:
Archives
Sub-Category:
Correspondence
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
England: Bath and Northeast Somerset: Bath
Time Period Covered:
18th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Derbyshire: Buxton
Places Covered:
England: Bath and Northeast Somerset: Bath
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):
2014-06-20
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