Detail View: Mary Hamilton Papers:
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Image Number:
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HAM_1_11_11.pdf
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Reference Number:
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HAM/1/11/11
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Link to Catalogue:
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Series Title:
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Correspondence from Lady Dartrey (later Cremorne)
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Parent Work Title:
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Letter from Lady Dartrey to Mary Hamilton
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Creator:
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Dartrey, Philadelphia Hannah, 1740-1826
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Date Created:
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1781-09-17
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Description:
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Letter from Lady Dartrey to Mary Hamilton, relating to a book. Dartrey writes of a book that she has been waiting for some time and her husband went to town to collect it but she found that there was a problem with its binding when he returned. The book was bound incorrectly, the numbers were wrong and it had 'finis' at its middle rather than end. Dartrey notes that it took some 'Philosophy to hear this with patience'. Lord Dartrey returned it to the bookseller and once the book was correctly bound Dartrey sent it to Hamilton to pass to the Queen. Dartrey asks Hamilton to apologise to the Queen on her behalf but she is still waiting for the book from Bristol.
Mrs Quin is visiting and Dartrey is to take her to see the sights of London, including Westminster Abbey. Dartrey finds a delightful companion with much taste and understanding and notes that Mrs Quin suffers from a 'nervous complaint' but does so with composure.
Dated at Chelsea.
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Language Code:
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eng-GB
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Language:
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English
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Subject:
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Great Britain--Social life and customs
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Subject:
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Letters
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Subject:
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Great Britain--Court and courtiers
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Category of Material:
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Archives
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Sub-Category:
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Correspondence
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Paper
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Creation Site:
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England: Greater London: London: Kensington and Chelsea: Chelsea
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Time Period Covered:
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18th Century CE
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Places Covered:
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England: Bristol
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Places Covered:
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England: Greater London: London
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People Covered:
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Hamilton, Mary, 1756-1816
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People Covered:
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Dawson, Thomas, Lord Dartrey, 1st Viscount Cremorne, 1725-1813
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People Covered:
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Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818
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Item Height:
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235 mm
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Item Width:
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185 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights Holder - Work:
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Copyright restrictions may apply
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2019-05-01
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2019-06
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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Collection Code:
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Mary Hamilton Papers
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