COLLECTION NAME:
Mary Hamilton Papers
Record
Image Number:
HAM14318.pdf
Reference Number:
HAM/1/4/3/18
Link to Catalogue:
Series Title:
Correspondence from the Hamilton Family
Parent Work Title:
Letter from Jane Holman to Mary Hamilton
Creator:
Holman (née Hamilton), Jane, approximately 1767-1810
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1807-01-27
Description:
The letter relates to the death of Jane Holman's mother, Rachel Hamilton and her concerns for her father. Frederick Hamilton had written earlier in the month that his wife was suffering 'from a confirmed asthma, which baffled medicine' and that on the advice of her physician they had travelled to Dawlish in Devonshire on account of the pure air. Her death was noted as 'water upon the chest'. Jane Holman writes to her father asking if she may visit him but is unsure as to whether he will let her. She notes that she has been ill herself for some time and had been staying with Mrs Mann who has been nursing her. The letter also provides more general news. Lady E.B. [Lady Emily Best, n?e Stratford, married Thomas Best] and her husband are reported as being in economic distress, partly because of 'his Barbados receipts'. She also writes of a 'young man' who has written to her since her return to London, suggesting he visit her and that if she does not go to Bath she will have to receive him. Jane Holman complains that it has took eleven days for her to receive Mary Hamilton's letter and blames 'those vile crop-posts'. Dated at 35 Aldgate High Street, [London].
Language Code:
eng-GB
Subject:
Letters
Subject:
West Indies, British--Economic conditions--19th century
Subject:
Death
Subject:
Great Britain--Social life and customs
Category of Material:
Archives
Sub-Category:
Correspondence
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
England: Greater London: London
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Devon: Dawlish
Places Covered:
England: Bedfordshire: Leighton Buzzard
Places Covered:
England: Bath and Northeast Somerset: Bath
Places Covered:
England: Greater London: London
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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