COLLECTION NAME:
Mary Hamilton Papers
Record
Image Number:
HAM_1_5_3_3.pdf
Reference Number:
HAM/1/5/3/3
Link to Catalogue:
Series Title:
Correspondence from Other Relatives
Parent Work Title:
Letter from Robert Fulke Greville
Creator:
Greville, Robert Fulke, Hon., 1751-1824
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1798-08-04
Description:
The letter is concerned with Family news. Greville updates Hamilton on the recovery of his wife, Louisa, Countess of Mansfield, his first cousin, from the birth of her daughter. He reports that that his daughter is healthy and stout and has been informed that she is also 'pretty'. The letter continues with news on family members including the news that Captain George Murray is reported to have done very well in Lord Cathcart's Regiment and is now gaining 'Cavalry knowledge at the Camp near Windsor with the flower of the British Cavalry' where he is aide de Camp to General Dandas.'.
Language Code:
eng-GB
Subject:
Great Britain--Social life and customs
Subject:
Letters
Category of Material:
Archives
Sub-Category:
Correspondence
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
18th Century CE
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):
2014-06-26
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2014-07
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Mary Hamilton Papers