COLLECTION NAME:
Mary Hamilton Papers
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Manchester~11~11
Mary Hamilton Papers
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Image Number:
HAM14313.pdf
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HAM14313.pdf
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Reference Number:
HAM/1/4/3/13
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HAM/1/4/3/13
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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
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Holman (née Hamilton), Jane, approximately 1767-1810
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Creator Role:
Author
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Author
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Date Created:
1790-03-02
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1790-03-02
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Description:
The letter relates to family news. Jane Hamilton reports that her father, Frederick has exchanged his Living In Ireland for one in Suffolk and although this is an economic loss he is not unhappy about the change as he never felt comfortable about holding the Living in Ireland and never dwelling there. She writes that the Suffolk living will serve the family as a Villa for the summer months and 'will be some amusement on his mind'. The letter refers to music which Jane has a great interest in and has been taking lessons in it. She reports that the operatic singer, Pacchierotti is in London and that he is a most 'amiable' man. She reports that the Opera House is to be built in Leicester Square and that Gallini [Giovanni Gallini, a leader of Opera and Ballet society in London in the later eighteenth century (1728-1805), later known as Sir John Andrew Gallini] is to have nothing to do with it. She also reports that to her great joy Madame Mara 'is to be the first women in the serious Opera' [possibly Gertrude Mara (1749-1833)]. The theatre in the Hay-Market although small is still better than having none at all. Mrs Siddons has been ill and Hamilton at one point feared for her life. She is recovering now and after a visit to her, Jane Hamilton noted that although in good spirits 'she is amazingly reduced, but that is said to be a good symptom, as Bulk after so violent an illness cou[l]d not be natural'. The remainder of the letter is concerned with news of Mrs Stratford who is now in Dublin and on Louisa Dickenson. Dated at London.
description
The letter relates to family news. Jane Hamilton reports that her father, Frederick has exchanged his Living In Ireland for one in Suffolk and although this is an economic loss he is not unhappy about the change as he never felt comfortable about holding the Living in Ireland and never dwelling there. She writes that the Suffolk living will serve the family as a Villa for the summer months and 'will be some amusement on his mind'. The letter refers to music which Jane has a great interest in and has been taking lessons in it. She reports that the operatic singer, Pacchierotti is in London and that he is a most 'amiable' man. She reports that the Opera House is to be built in Leicester Square and that Gallini [Giovanni Gallini, a leader of Opera and Ballet society in London in the later eighteenth century (1728-1805), later known as Sir John Andrew Gallini] is to have nothing to do with it. She also reports that to her great joy Madame Mara 'is to be the first women in the serious Opera' [possibly Gertrude Mara (1749-1833)]. The theatre in the Hay-Market although small is still better than having none at all. Mrs Siddons has been ill and Hamilton at one point feared for her life. She is recovering now and after a visit to her, Jane Hamilton noted that although in good spirits 'she is amazingly reduced, but that is said to be a good symptom, as Bulk after so violent an illness cou[l]d not be natural'. The remainder of the letter is concerned with news of Mrs Stratford who is now in Dublin and on Louisa Dickenson. Dated at London.
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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:
Theatres
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Theatres
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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
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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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Creation Site:
England: Greater London: London
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England: Greater London: London
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Time Period Covered:
18th Century CE
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18th Century CE
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false
Places Covered:
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
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England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
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false
Places Covered:
England: Suffolk
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England: Suffolk
Places Covered
false
Places Covered:
Ireland
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Ireland
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false
Places Covered:
England: Greater London: London
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England: Greater London: London
Places Covered
false
People Covered:
Hamilton, Mary, 1756-1816
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Hamilton, Mary, 1756-1816
People Covered
false
People Covered:
Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831
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Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831
People Covered
false
People Covered:
Gallini, Giovanni-Andrea, 1728-1805
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Gallini, Giovanni-Andrea, 1728-1805
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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
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