COLLECTION NAME:
Mary Hamilton Papers
Record
Image Number:
HAM1442.pdf
Reference Number:
HAM/1/4/4/2
Link to Catalogue:
Series Title:
Correspondence from the Hamilton Family
Parent Work Title:
Letter from Mary Hamilton to Sir William Hamilton
Creator:
Hamilton, Mary, 1756-1816
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1782-09-26
Description:
Letter from Mary Hamilton. Mary Hamilton writes that she was too shocked and upset to send her Uncle an immediate response to his letter informing her of the death of her Aunt. Mary Hamilton mourns the death of Lady Hamilton greatly. She writes that she was 'attach[e]d to her by the liveliest gratitude for the kind consideration she treated me with, even from my earliest days of recollection'. She weeps for the loss of a woman she loved and she feels for Sir William. She notes that the King and Queen 'have expressed themselves in the kindest manner upon this Melancholy Subject' and spoke of Lady Hamilton in 'the highest terms of commendation'. They had expressed a desire to read the letter Sir William had sent her, after reading which they expressed how much they felt for him. Mary Hamilton requests that her Uncle send her at his first opportunity some item which belonged to her Aunt. She writes 'indulge me in my weakness an old letter-case, a drawing, anything'. Dated at Windsor.
Language Code:
eng-GB
Subject:
Letters
Subject:
Death
Category of Material:
Archives
Sub-Category:
Correspondence
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
England: Windsor and Maidenhead: Windsor
Time Period Covered:
18th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Windsor and Maidenhead: Windsor
People Covered:
Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818
People Covered:
Hamilton, Catherine, Lady, 1738-1782
People Covered:
Hamilton, William, Sir, 1730-1803
People Covered:
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
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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