Detail View: Mary Hamilton Papers:
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Image Number:
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HAM14327.pdf
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Reference Number:
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HAM/1/4/3/27
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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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1809-02-04
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Description:
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The letter relates to general news. She reports the death of General Anstruther [Robert Anstruther, Army Officer (1768-1809), a relation through marriage to Hamilton, died from dysentery after his brigade was ordered to close the retreat from Toro] who leaves five children. She writes that the 'recent events of the war, have been most calamitous'. London has seen more terrible fires this winter than ever before, the 'Covent Garden Theatre, St James's Palace, a Hotel and two or three other homes in Conduit Street'. Jane Holman reports that the theatre is being rebuilt and should be open in September although she herself doubts this. Dated at 50 Mortimer Street, [London].
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Language Code:
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eng-GB
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Subject:
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War
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Subject:
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Letters
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Subject:
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Fires--England--London
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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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Ireland: Leinster: Dublin
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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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Anstruther, Robert, 1768-1809
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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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