COLLECTION NAME:
Mary Hamilton Papers
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Manchester~11~11
Mary Hamilton Papers
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Image Number:
HAM14310.pdf
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HAM14310.pdf
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Reference Number:
HAM/1/4/3/10
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HAM/1/4/3/10
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Link to Catalogue:
Series Title:
Correspondence from the Hamilton Family
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Correspondence from the Hamilton Family
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Parent Work Title:
Letter from Jane Holman to Mary Hamilton
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Letter from Jane Holman to Mary Hamilton
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Creator:
Holman (née Hamilton), Jane, approximately 1767-1810
creator
Holman (née Hamilton), Jane, approximately 1767-1810
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Creator Role:
Author
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Author
Creator Role
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Date Created:
1787-08-06
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1787-08-06
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Description:
The letter reports on a visit to Bath for the benefit of the waters. Jane Hamilton's mother had long wished for her to take the waters as she suffers headaches on occasions which her mother says is 'bilious'. They have been in Bath for two weeks and hope to stay for a further five as she says she enjoys bathing and drinking the waters and it is now the time of year when one can be conveniently be away from London. The letter turns to mutual friends and on the newly married Mrs Halsey's choice of a husband. Jane reports that her sister had not gone to Naples which she was thinking of doing as her husband, Mr Stratford had got 'into some difficulties wish[e]d to break up House-Keeping and live with his brother' and had suggested Naples to his wife with their three children and to remain there for a number of years by which time he hoped to be out of his 'embarrassment'. Her family and friends persuaded her against Naples. [The letter has been damaged and the location of where she has chose to settle is unreadable but a later letter refers to her being in Geneva]. She is reported to be with a respectable family who had travelled with her from Dublin as a matter of economy. The letter carries on to talk of Mrs Siddons who is not to act this summer which she hopes will mean that she will be in better health this winter. Mrs Siddons was to spend some time with Lord and Lady Harcourt and the rest of the Summer in other visits. The letter ends with Hamilton writing that she is glad to hear that Louisa [Mary Hamilton's daughter] has recovered from smallpox and continues that 'you may now reckon her Beauty safe, you know'. Dated at Bath.
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The letter reports on a visit to Bath for the benefit of the waters. Jane Hamilton's mother had long wished for her to take the waters as she suffers headaches on occasions which her mother says is 'bilious'. They have been in Bath for two weeks and hope to stay for a further five as she says she enjoys bathing and drinking the waters and it is now the time of year when one can be conveniently be away from London. The letter turns to mutual friends and on the newly married Mrs Halsey's choice of a husband. Jane reports that her sister had not gone to Naples which she was thinking of doing as her husband, Mr Stratford had got 'into some difficulties wish[e]d to break up House-Keeping and live with his brother' and had suggested Naples to his wife with their three children and to remain there for a number of years by which time he hoped to be out of his 'embarrassment'. Her family and friends persuaded her against Naples. [The letter has been damaged and the location of where she has chose to settle is unreadable but a later letter refers to her being in Geneva]. She is reported to be with a respectable family who had travelled with her from Dublin as a matter of economy. The letter carries on to talk of Mrs Siddons who is not to act this summer which she hopes will mean that she will be in better health this winter. Mrs Siddons was to spend some time with Lord and Lady Harcourt and the rest of the Summer in other visits. The letter ends with Hamilton writing that she is glad to hear that Louisa [Mary Hamilton's daughter] has recovered from smallpox and continues that 'you may now reckon her Beauty safe, you know'. Dated at Bath.
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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
Subject
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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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Archives
Category of Material
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Sub-Category:
Correspondence
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Correspondence
Sub-Category
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Technique Used:
Handwriting
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Handwriting
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false
Medium:
Ink
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Ink
Medium
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Support:
Paper
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Paper
Support
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Time Period Covered:
18th Century CE
temporal_coverage
18th Century CE
Time Period Covered
false
Places Covered:
England: Bath and Northeast Somerset: Bath
spatial_coverage
England: Bath and Northeast Somerset: Bath
Places Covered
false
Places Covered:
Italy: Campania: Napoli: Naples
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Italy: Campania: Napoli: Naples
Places Covered
false
Places Covered:
England: Greater London: London
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England: Greater London: London
Places Covered
false
People Covered:
Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831
people_covered
Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831
People Covered
false
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
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
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2011-08
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Mary Hamilton Papers
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Mary Hamilton Papers
Collection Code
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