- Mary Hamilton Papers

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Mary Hamilton Papers

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Manchester~11~11

Mary Hamilton Papers

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HAM1316.pdf

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HAM1316.pdf

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HAM/1/3/1/6

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HAM/1/3/1/6

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Link to Catalogue:

Mary Hamilton Papers

Series Title:

Correspondence from the Dickenson Family

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Correspondence from the Dickenson Family

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Parent Work Title:

Letter from Mrs Sarah Dickenson

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Letter from Mrs Sarah Dickenson

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Creator:

Dickenson, Sarah

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Dickenson, Sarah

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Creator Role:

Author

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Date Created:

1775-01-11

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1775-01-11

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From Mrs Sarah Dickenson. She writes that she spent most of the spring and summer in poor health and feared for her survival. Sally had also been ill with the measles. She continues that she has spent a month this summer in Buxton and found it beneficial. Her main compliant was rheumatism which affected her badly. She asks if Mrs Hamilton suffers from the same complaint and if so then she highly recommends Buxton. Here there is 'often a great deal of good company, & when the weather is good you may spend a few weeks there very agreeably'. She writes that many people visit Matlock after Buxton and that it is a pretty place and that the 'wonders of the Peaks' offer summer exercise. Mrs Dickenson asks if Hamilton continues with her Latin and asks what she has been doing since they last met. She has heard that she is learning to draw and knows that she has a 'natural Genius for it'. She reports that her friend 'Jack' [John Dickenson, her future husband] is at home [from Northampton] and sends his compliments. He is currently boarding with a clergyman in Derby and is 'pursuing his studies with the greatest pleasure'. She continues that she is finding it difficult to describe her old friend and decides that the best way to do so is by forwarding Hamilton some of her letters so that she can get an [i]dea of the Beauties of her Mind'. Dated at Taxal, [Derbyshire].

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From Mrs Sarah Dickenson. She writes that she spent most of the spring and summer in poor health and feared for her survival. Sally had also been ill with the measles. She continues that she has spent a month this summer in Buxton and found it beneficial. Her main compliant was rheumatism which affected her badly. She asks if Mrs Hamilton suffers from the same complaint and if so then she highly recommends Buxton. Here there is 'often a great deal of good company, & when the weather is good you may spend a few weeks there very agreeably'. She writes that many people visit Matlock after Buxton and that it is a pretty place and that the 'wonders of the Peaks' offer summer exercise. Mrs Dickenson asks if Hamilton continues with her Latin and asks what she has been doing since they last met. She has heard that she is learning to draw and knows that she has a 'natural Genius for it'. She reports that her friend 'Jack' [John Dickenson, her future husband] is at home [from Northampton] and sends his compliments. He is currently boarding with a clergyman in Derby and is 'pursuing his studies with the greatest pleasure'. She continues that she is finding it difficult to describe her old friend and decides that the best way to do so is by forwarding Hamilton some of her letters so that she can get an [i]dea of the Beauties of her Mind'. Dated at Taxal, [Derbyshire].

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Language Code:

eng-GB

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eng-GB

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Subject:

Letters

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Letters

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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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Category of Material:

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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Ink

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Paper

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Paper

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Creation Site:

England: Derbyshire: Taxal

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England: Derbyshire: Taxal

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Time Period Covered:

18th Century CE

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18th Century CE

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Places Covered:

England: Northamptonshire: Northampton

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England: Northamptonshire: Northampton

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Places Covered:

England: Derbyshire: Matlock

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England: Derbyshire: Matlock

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Places Covered:

England: Derbyshire: Buxton

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England: Derbyshire: Buxton

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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):

2011-11-29

Image Creation Technique:

Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library

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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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