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Mary Hamilton Papers
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HAM_1_20_12.pdf
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Reference Number:
HAM/1/20/12
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Series Title:
Correspondence from Francis 8th Lord Napier
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Correspondence from Francis 8th Lord Napier
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Parent Work Title:
Letter from Francis 8th Lord Napier
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Letter from Francis 8th Lord Napier
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Creator:
Napier, Francis Napier, Baron, 1758-1823
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Napier, Francis Napier, Baron, 1758-1823
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Creator Role:
Author
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Author
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Date Created:
1779-02-22
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1779-02-22
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Description:
The letter relates to Napier's position in the army and anti-catholic riots. Napier writes of his position in the army and notes that the additional companies have been filled and he has not been promoted and he does not know who is behind this. This is the fourth company that he has been unsuccessful at gaining a promotion and to further anger him he has heard 'that all the officers of Gene[ra]l Burgoyne's army John (1723-1792), army officer, politician] who were out upon parole...[excepting Napier] have been exchanged'. Napier asks Hamilton if she has heard of the 'fury of the mob in Edinburgh upon the Roman Catholic Bill' which he describes as a 'scandalous proceeding'. If the magistrates had acted with any degree of 'spirit' then the riot may have been prevented. 'But they are as ignorant & illiberal in their Ideas, as the mob themselves'. Napier continues describing the Presbyterians and religion and the large number of 'inflammatory & treasonous' advertisements in newspapers. He argues that if the magistrates had put a stop on such publications then public order may have been preserved and individual's property protected. Dated at Edinburgh.
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The letter relates to Napier's position in the army and anti-catholic riots. Napier writes of his position in the army and notes that the additional companies have been filled and he has not been promoted and he does not know who is behind this. This is the fourth company that he has been unsuccessful at gaining a promotion and to further anger him he has heard 'that all the officers of Gene[ra]l Burgoyne's army John (1723-1792), army officer, politician] who were out upon parole...[excepting Napier] have been exchanged'. Napier asks Hamilton if she has heard of the 'fury of the mob in Edinburgh upon the Roman Catholic Bill' which he describes as a 'scandalous proceeding'. If the magistrates had acted with any degree of 'spirit' then the riot may have been prevented. 'But they are as ignorant & illiberal in their Ideas, as the mob themselves'. Napier continues describing the Presbyterians and religion and the large number of 'inflammatory & treasonous' advertisements in newspapers. He argues that if the magistrates had put a stop on such publications then public order may have been preserved and individual's property protected. Dated at Edinburgh.
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eng-GB
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eng-GB
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Subject:
Great Britain--Social life and customs
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Great Britain--Social life and customs
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Subject:
Letters
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Letters
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Category of Material:
Archives
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Archives
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Correspondence
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Handwriting
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Handwriting
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Ink
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Paper
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Creation Site:
Scotland: Edinburgh
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Scotland: Edinburgh
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Time Period Covered:
18th Century CE
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18th Century CE
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Places Covered:
Scotland: Edinburgh
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Scotland: Edinburgh
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People Covered:
Hamilton, Mary, 1756-1816
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Hamilton, Mary, 1756-1816
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Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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The University of Manchester Library
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Copyright restrictions may apply
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2020-08-01
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Collection Code:
Mary Hamilton Papers
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Mary Hamilton Papers
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