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Mary Hamilton Papers
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Mary Hamilton Papers
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HAM_1_2_19.pdf
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Reference Number:
HAM/1/2/19
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HAM/1/2/19
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Series Title:
Correspondence from John Dickenson to Mary Hamilton
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Correspondence from John Dickenson to Mary Hamilton
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Parent Work Title:
Diary letter from John Dickenson to Mary Hamilton
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Diary letter from John Dickenson to Mary Hamilton
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Creator:
Dickenson, John, approximately 1757-1842
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Dickenson, John, approximately 1757-1842
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Creator Role:
Author
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Author
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Date Created:
1789-07-02
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1789-07-02
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Description:
The letter relates to Dickenson's time in Bath. He visits the pump room to examine the list of arrivals and on the people he visited and met with including Mrs Holyroyd who is at present attending to an old woman 'who is very anxious to die, which she has been in constant expectation of for a considerable time'. He writes about attending a dinner given by a Mr Cox whose fortune is ?16000 per annum and whom he describes as a 'very large man...[and] weighs 22 stone at least, seems active...[and] would have been handsome but for his under lips'. He writes of visiting the pump room to view the list of arrivals. He called at his friends the Rundells and a Mrs Milner who told him that it would be 'prejudicial' to his health to 'read or write or to be much occupied whilst...drinking the water'. Though Mrs Milner changed her mind on this when Dickenson began to read a book to her and her mother that she had recommended to him on the history of the 'late revolution in Holland'. He promised them that he would visit Holland when he can. The letter also relates to general news of friends and acquaintances. He write of his pleasure of meeting Mr Sackville in the pump room who is unwell and is to take the waters at Bath for a week to ten days. Dickenson notes the death of Lady Herries sister and informs Hamilton that she 'bears up under the affliction wonderfully'.
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The letter relates to Dickenson's time in Bath. He visits the pump room to examine the list of arrivals and on the people he visited and met with including Mrs Holyroyd who is at present attending to an old woman 'who is very anxious to die, which she has been in constant expectation of for a considerable time'. He writes about attending a dinner given by a Mr Cox whose fortune is ?16000 per annum and whom he describes as a 'very large man...[and] weighs 22 stone at least, seems active...[and] would have been handsome but for his under lips'. He writes of visiting the pump room to view the list of arrivals. He called at his friends the Rundells and a Mrs Milner who told him that it would be 'prejudicial' to his health to 'read or write or to be much occupied whilst...drinking the water'. Though Mrs Milner changed her mind on this when Dickenson began to read a book to her and her mother that she had recommended to him on the history of the 'late revolution in Holland'. He promised them that he would visit Holland when he can. The letter also relates to general news of friends and acquaintances. He write of his pleasure of meeting Mr Sackville in the pump room who is unwell and is to take the waters at Bath for a week to ten days. Dickenson notes the death of Lady Herries sister and informs Hamilton that she 'bears up under the affliction wonderfully'.
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Language Code:
eng-GB
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Subject:
Death
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Death
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Subject:
Great Britain--Description and travel
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Great Britain--Description and travel
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Subject:
Great Britain--Social life and customs
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Great Britain--Social life and customs
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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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Places Covered:
England: Bath and Northeast Somerset: Bath
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England: Bath and Northeast Somerset: Bath
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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.
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The University of Manchester Library
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Copyright restrictions may apply
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2014-06-20
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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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