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Mary Hamilton Papers
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Mary Hamilton Papers
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HAM_1_11_6.pdf
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HAM/1/11/6
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HAM/1/11/6
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Series Title:
Correspondence from Lady Dartrey (later Cremorne)
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Correspondence from Lady Dartrey (later Cremorne)
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Parent Work Title:
Letter from Lady Dartrey to Mary Hamilton
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Letter from Lady Dartrey to Mary Hamilton
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Creator:
Dartrey, Philadelphia Hannah, 1740-1826
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Dartrey, Philadelphia Hannah, 1740-1826
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Author
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Author
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Date Created:
1781-06-05
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1781-06-05
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Description:
Letter from Lady Dartrey to Mary Hamilton. She writes that after one of the 'hottest, & most dusty of journeys' that she has finally arrived at Clifton which she describes as a 'beautiful & delicious spot'. She has a house to herself which is shaded by trees on one side and fields on the other. The house has a porch, which she describes to Hamilton as 'an old fashioned seat at the Door' where she sits each evening and thinks of 'Richard' [probably her son]. She thinks of how she watched him declining each day and that now he has died notes that he is not 'out of reach of sin & sorrow which gives her some comfort. Her daughter, Julia was 'heated by the journey' but has since regained her spirits. Dartrey writes that Julia has had two blisters on her legs due to the 'violent heat' and that she did not complain of them until they got to Bath and the coach had stopped. Only then asking if she might get a bed so she could sleep. Dartrey continues on her own health and on her hopes that the air and the quiet of her surroundings will improve her cough. She is happy to have no friends with her so that she can have the 'perfect enjoyment of [...] [her] children'.
The letter ends on the subject of Court. She asks for news of Lady Finch and hopes the Queen is not suffering from the hot weather and that the princesses are all well.
Dated at Clifton.
The letter ends on the subject of Court. She asks for news of Lady Finch and hopes the Queen is not suffering from the hot weather and that the princesses are all well.
Dated at Clifton.
description
Letter from Lady Dartrey to Mary Hamilton. She writes that after one of the 'hottest, & most dusty of journeys' that she has finally arrived at Clifton which she describes as a 'beautiful & delicious spot'. She has a house to herself which is shaded by trees on one side and fields on the other. The house has a porch, which she describes to Hamilton as 'an old fashioned seat at the Door' where she sits each evening and thinks of 'Richard' [probably her son]. She thinks of how she watched him declining each day and that now he has died notes that he is not 'out of reach of sin & sorrow which gives her some comfort. Her daughter, Julia was 'heated by the journey' but has since regained her spirits. Dartrey writes that Julia has had two blisters on her legs due to the 'violent heat' and that she did not complain of them until they got to Bath and the coach had stopped. Only then asking if she might get a bed so she could sleep. Dartrey continues on her own health and on her hopes that the air and the quiet of her surroundings will improve her cough. She is happy to have no friends with her so that she can have the 'perfect enjoyment of [...] [her] children'.
The letter ends on the subject of Court. She asks for news of Lady Finch and hopes the Queen is not suffering from the hot weather and that the princesses are all well.
Dated at Clifton.
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English
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English
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Subject:
Great Britain--Court and courtiers
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Great Britain--Court and courtiers
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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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Archives
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Archives
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Correspondence
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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:
England: Bristol: Clifton
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England: Bristol: Clifton
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Time Period Covered:
18th Century CE
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18th Century CE
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Places Covered:
England: Bath and Northeast Somerset: Bath
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England: Bath and Northeast Somerset: Bath
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People Covered:
Hamilton, Mary, 1756-1816
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Hamilton, Mary, 1756-1816
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People Covered:
Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818
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Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818
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People Covered:
Finch, Charlotte, 1725-1813
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Finch, Charlotte, 1725-1813
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Item Height:
235 mm
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235 mm
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Item Width:
185 mm
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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
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2019-06
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Mary Hamilton Papers
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Mary Hamilton Papers
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