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Mary Hamilton Papers
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HAM_1_7_7_4.pdf
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HAM/1/7/7/4
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HAM/1/7/7/4
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Series Title:
Correspondence from Friends at Court
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Correspondence from Friends at Court
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Parent Work Title:
Letter from Wilhelmina King to Mary Hamilton
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Letter from Wilhelmina King to Mary Hamilton
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Creator:
King, Wilhelmina
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King, Wilhelmina
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Author
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Date Created:
1782-08-14
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Description:
Letter from Wilhelmina King to Mary Hamilton, relating to the society and weather at Tunbridge Wells. King's mother has found Tunbridge Wells beneficial and has accepted an invitation to attend the Duke of Leeds annual Ball held in honour of the Prince of Wales's birthday. She describes the ball in detail. The Minuet dancers had lappets that were so long they could sit upon them. They were pinned under 'little Dancers hats with short petticoats tho[ugh] indeed, that had trains not knowing how to manage them, was in danger of tumbles'. Country dances followed minuets and the usual entertainments of cards. King did not find the company 'very brilliant'.
Dated at Tunbridge Wells, [Kent].
Dated at Tunbridge Wells, [Kent].
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Letter from Wilhelmina King to Mary Hamilton, relating to the society and weather at Tunbridge Wells. King's mother has found Tunbridge Wells beneficial and has accepted an invitation to attend the Duke of Leeds annual Ball held in honour of the Prince of Wales's birthday. She describes the ball in detail. The Minuet dancers had lappets that were so long they could sit upon them. They were pinned under 'little Dancers hats with short petticoats tho[ugh] indeed, that had trains not knowing how to manage them, was in danger of tumbles'. Country dances followed minuets and the usual entertainments of cards. King did not find the company 'very brilliant'.
Dated at Tunbridge Wells, [Kent].
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English
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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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Letters
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Letters
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Great Britain--Court and courtiers
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Great Britain--Court and courtiers
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Archives
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Archives
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Correspondence
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Handwriting
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Ink
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Paper
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Creation Site:
England: Kent: Royal Tunbridge Wells
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England: Kent: Royal Tunbridge Wells
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Time Period Covered:
18th Century CE
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18th Century CE
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Places Covered:
England: Kent: Royal Tunbridge Wells
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England: Kent: Royal Tunbridge Wells
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Item Height:
225 mm
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225 mm
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Item Width:
185 mm
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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):
2019-05-01
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2019-06
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Collection Code:
Mary Hamilton Papers
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Mary Hamilton Papers
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