COLLECTION NAME:
Mary Hamilton Papers
Record
Image Number:
HAM1439.pdf
Reference Number:
HAM/1/4/3/9
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:
1787-03-20
Description:
The letter congratulates Hamilton on the birth of her daughter, Louisa and writes that Miss Glover is to visit Bath and looks forward to seeing Mary Hamilton and 'the little stranger' there. The letter also provides a detail description of the Hamilton's new house on Oxford Street which includes a cellar which she is told 'will do justice to the cheap claret...we are to have'. It is a large house with an impressive view of Kensington Gardens. The letter ends with Jane's hopes that it will not be too long before they meet again. Dated at London.
Language Code:
eng-GB
Subject:
Letters
Subject:
Architecture
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:
18th Century CE
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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