Detail View: Mary Hamilton Papers:
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Image Number:
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HAM14318.pdf
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Reference Number:
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HAM/1/4/3/18
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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 Jane Holman to Mary Hamilton
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Creator:
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Holman (née Hamilton), Jane, approximately 1767-1810
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Date Created:
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1807-01-27
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Description:
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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].
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Language Code:
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eng-GB
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Subject:
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Letters
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Subject:
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West Indies, British--Economic conditions--19th century
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Subject:
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Death
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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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Creation Site:
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England: Greater London: London
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Time Period Covered:
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19th Century CE
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Places Covered:
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England: Devon: Dawlish
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Places Covered:
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England: Bedfordshire: Leighton Buzzard
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Places Covered:
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England: Bath and Northeast Somerset: Bath
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Places Covered:
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England: Greater London: London
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People Covered:
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Hamilton, Mary, 1756-1816
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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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