COLLECTION NAME:
Mary Hamilton Papers
Record
Image Number:
HAM14216.pdf
Reference Number:
HAM/1/4/2/16
Link to Catalogue:
Series Title:
Correspondence from the Hamilton Family
Parent Work Title:
Letter from Frederick Hamilton to John Dickenson
Creator:
Hamilton, Frederick, 1728-1811
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1790-10-18
Description:
The letter relates to Stanton which Frederick Hamilton finds very agreeable with good roads, fine countryside and respectable neighbours. It also relates to family matters. Robert Hamilton's regiment is to quit quarters at Croydon to go to Windsor. Robert expects the regiment to go abroad which Frederick Hamilton thinks unlikely 'unless we shou[l]d be engaged in a Continental War which God forbid such an event wou[l]d be very unfortunate for Robert who has no constitution or bodily strength to undergo great hardships, nor can I boast much of his direction. Robert joined the regiment 'contrary to his own judgement'. If it were not for him being in the regiment, Frederick notes that he does not know what his son would be fit for 'as he was very ignorant speaking French Tolerably & German a little being his whole acquired knowledge'. The letter continues with general family news. The Hamilton's have secured a house in Bath next to the New Rooms for the Winter and Frederick hopes to follow his wife and daughter there soon. He has sold his house in Oxford Street to a Mr Campbell who has also bought the contiguous house and intends to merge the houses. Dated at Stanton, [Suffolk].
Language Code:
eng-GB
Subject:
Letters
Subject:
Great Britain--Social life and customs
Subject:
Military history
Category of Material:
Archives
Sub-Category:
Correspondence
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
18th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Greater London: London
Places Covered:
England: Bath and Northeast Somerset: Bath
Places Covered:
England: Suffolk: Stanton
Places Covered:
England: Suffolk: Bury St Edmunds
Places Covered:
England: Derbyshire: Chapel-en-le-Frith
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):
2011-03-23
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2011-08
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Mary Hamilton Papers
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