Detail View: Mary Hamilton Papers:
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Image Number:
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HAM14114.pdf
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Reference Number:
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HAM/1/4/1/14
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Link to Catalogue:
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Series Title:
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Correspondence from the Hamilton Family
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Parent Work Title:
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Letter from Frederick Hamilton to Mary Hamilton
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Creator:
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Hamilton, Frederick, 1728-1811
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Date Created:
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1780-06-25
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Description:
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The letter relates to news of the birth of a second son to Lord and Lady Stormont [Murray, David, seventh Viscount Stormont and second earl of Mansfield (1727-1796), diplomatist and politician and Louisa Cathcart (1758?-1843), daughter of Charles Schaw Cathcart, ninth Lord Cathcart and Hamilton's cousin.]. Frederick Hamilton feels neglected that the Stormonts had not informed him of this news themselves. He writes that whilst in London, the Stormonts had honoured him with some attention but that he was now 'not worthy of its contnu[ation] and that the old system was return[e]d to'. He nevertheless did what was right and proper and wrote his congratulations and received a 'civil' reply. The letter continues to note that he is unsure as to what the intentions of the Stormonts are towards him. Frederick Hamilton makes reference to the Gordon Riots [After George Gordon called for the repeal of the Catholic Act of 1778 which was enacted to revoke anti-catholic legislation from the previous century. Gordon led a crowd of 60,000 protestors to the House of Commons to present a petition and Anti-Catholic riots spread across London resulting in the destruction of property and businesses and the deaths and arrests of many people] and was initially anxious that such a riot would happen in Dublin but reports precautions were put in place to help prevent it. The letter continues with news on his family.
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Language Code:
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eng-IE
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Subject:
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Letters
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Subject:
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Gordon Riots, 1780
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Subject:
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Great Britain--Politics and government
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Subject:
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Great Britain--Social life and customs
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Category of Material:
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Archives
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Sub-Category:
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Correspondence
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Paper
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Time Period Covered:
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18th Century CE
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Places Covered:
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England: Greater London: London
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Places Covered:
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Ireland: Leinster: Dublin: Clontarf
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Places Covered:
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Ireland: Leinster: Dublin
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People Covered:
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Hamilton, Mary, 1756-1816
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People Covered:
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Mansfield, David Murray, Earl of, 1727-1796
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights Holder - Work:
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Copyright restrictions may apply
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2011-03-23
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2011-08
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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Collection Code:
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Mary Hamilton Papers
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