COLLECTION NAME:
Mary Hamilton Papers
Record
Image Number:
HAM14515.pdf
Reference Number:
HAM/1/4/5/15
Link to Catalogue:
Series Title:
Correspondence from the Hamilton Family
Parent Work Title:
Letter from Lady Catherine Hamilton to Mary Hamilton
Creator:
Hamilton, Catherine, Lady, 1738-1782
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1780-12-08
Description:
Lady Catherine Hamilton has been in Caserta for three months as the Court is here for the hunting. She notes that the King and Queen are practicing for a Pantomime Ballet that is to have singing and is on the subject of the 'Judgement of Paris' and the King is to represent Paris. The Queen is to represent Venus, the French ambassador is Apollo and the Russian Ambassador is Mercury. The rest of the characters are to be made up from the gentlemen of the bedchamber. Sir William is not to be in the Ballet. William Beckford, Sir William's cousin, has just left them and is on his way to Venice. He had visited the Hamilton's for a number of weeks and she writes that they are sorry to part with him. His 'very superior parts of talents, his extensive knowledge at so early an age & his perpetual wit & good humour has been a continual amusement'. The letter also relates to the war and financial matters. Lady Catherine Hamilton notes that they may have to return home to settle some affairs of their estate in Wales. Their agent has died and a number of farms have fallen and 'encroachments made by which we lose considerably'. They have a debt of ?6,000 for which they are paying 5% interest. Lady Catherine Hamilton writes of her dread of the journey but she desires to see her friends.
Language Code:
eng-IT
Subject:
Hunting
Subject:
Naples (Kingdom)--Court and courtiers
Subject:
Letters
Subject:
Naples (Kingdom)--Social life and customs
Category of Material:
Archives
Sub-Category:
Correspondence
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
Italy: Campania: Caserta
Time Period Covered:
18th Century CE
Places Covered:
Italy: Campania: Caserta
Places Covered:
Wales
Places Covered:
Italy: Veneto: Venezia: Venice
People Covered:
Hamilton, William, Sir, 1730-1803
People Covered:
Hamilton, Mary, 1756-1816
People Covered:
Beckford, William, 1760-1844
People Covered:
Ferdinand I, King of the Two Sicilies, 1751-1825
People Covered:
Maria Carolina, Queen, consort of Ferdinand I, King of the Two Sicilies, 1752-1814
People Covered:
Hamilton, Catherine, Lady, 1738-1782
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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