COLLECTION NAME:
Mary Hamilton Papers
Record
Image Number:
HAM14326.pdf
Reference Number:
HAM/1/4/3/26
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:
1807-12-12
Description:
The letter relates to the reasons Jane Holman gives for leaving Bath and her father's house for London. The air in Bath does not agree with Jane Holman and the 'affliction' she has suffered through the separation from her husband has made her require 'more diversion of mind, by moving in the world, than I ever cared for, before'. Her father's mode of living does not suit Jane Holman. He does not attend parties of an evening and other than morning visitor's does not have 'a creature in his own house'. He retires before eleven o'clock and so she would disturb him when she returns from entertainments as 'even at Bath, nothing is over, sooner than that'. She has discussed this with her father who agrees that the differences in their ages, may prevent their living in 'accord'. She continues that a more important reason for her moving from Bath is that he [her husband] 'would think himself justified in supposing that I wanted for nothing, and I should probably not receive a sixpence from him'. Jane Holman thanks Hamilton for her advice and for her friendship. Dated at 35 Aldgate High Street, [London].
Language Code:
eng-GB
Subject:
Letters
Subject:
Marriage
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: Bedfordshire: Leighton Buzzard
Places Covered:
England: Bath and Northeast Somerset: Bath
Places Covered:
England: Greater London: London
People Covered:
Holman, J. G. (Joseph George), 1764-1817
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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