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Mary Hamilton Papers
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Mary Hamilton Papers
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Image Number:
HAM14319.pdf
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HAM14319.pdf
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Reference Number:
HAM/1/4/3/19
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HAM/1/4/3/19
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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
Creator Role
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Date Created:
1807-01-29
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1807-01-29
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Description:
The letter mainly relates to Holman's health, her concerns for her future and her father. She writes that she is suffering from 'weakness' which has 'been brought on by agitation of mind', which in part was due to a miscarriage she had undergone. The letter also provides details of her father's financial arrangements at the time of her marriage, especially the promise of ?6000 on her marriage. She writes of her father's temperament as being 'determined' and that there is a danger of causing him offence if she acts against his wishes. She is unable to travel to Bath for her father for at least a couple of days as her mourning clothes are not yet ready but writes of receiving a letter from him in which he affirms that although his affections towards her remain the same, he refuses to meet with her until she declares her 'conviction of the justice of all his opinions'. She notes that this is an 'impossibility' as 'such a declaration must give eternal offence to him with whom my life is to be spent, for if two persons are dramatically opposite in their ideas, it is scarcely necessary to say, that nothing but violence, can fail to offend one of them'. Dated at 35 Aldgate High Street, [London].
description
The letter mainly relates to Holman's health, her concerns for her future and her father. She writes that she is suffering from 'weakness' which has 'been brought on by agitation of mind', which in part was due to a miscarriage she had undergone. The letter also provides details of her father's financial arrangements at the time of her marriage, especially the promise of ?6000 on her marriage. She writes of her father's temperament as being 'determined' and that there is a danger of causing him offence if she acts against his wishes. She is unable to travel to Bath for her father for at least a couple of days as her mourning clothes are not yet ready but writes of receiving a letter from him in which he affirms that although his affections towards her remain the same, he refuses to meet with her until she declares her 'conviction of the justice of all his opinions'. She notes that this is an 'impossibility' as 'such a declaration must give eternal offence to him with whom my life is to be spent, for if two persons are dramatically opposite in their ideas, it is scarcely necessary to say, that nothing but violence, can fail to offend one of them'. Dated at 35 Aldgate High Street, [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:
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:
19th Century CE
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19th Century CE
Time Period Covered
false
Places Covered:
England: Gloucestershire: Cheltenham
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England: Gloucestershire: Cheltenham
Places Covered
false
Places Covered:
England: Bedfordshire: Leighton Buzzard
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England: Bedfordshire: Leighton Buzzard
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Places Covered:
England: Bath and Northeast Somerset: Bath
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England: Bath and Northeast Somerset: Bath
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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
Access Rights:
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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