COLLECTION NAME:
Mary Hamilton Papers
Record
Image Number:
HAM_1_4_6_3.pdf
Reference Number:
HAM/1/4/6/3
Link to Catalogue:
Series Title:
Correspondence from the Hamilton Family
Parent Work Title:
Letter from Henry Hamilton to Mary Hamilton
Creator:
Hamilton, Henry, -1796
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1791-07-01
Description:
Letter from Henry Hamilton to Mary Hamilton. The letter relates to general news on Henry Hamilton's views on life. He wishes he could accept her invitation to visit Derbyshire which is an area that he is attached to. The letter continues on his memories of some of the landscape of Derbyshire. He writes of his cousin Mary Hamilton and her family and asks if Louisa plays alone or has she now a brother or sister. Henry Hamilton is now 58 years old and not half as happy 'as if I had a complaint of the right sort' and he cares little about what people say or think. He describes himself as an old and unmarried and he is a great admirer of all that is commendable for instance the 'sweetness of flowers makes me religious'. He knows that he is impatient and old bachelor and the thought of this possibility he does not find flattering. His servants have been with him for 14, 8 and 6 years. He has a fine garden and some pleasant society which remind him of times past. The views of the Islands are beautiful and singular but do not make him wish to draw the landscapes as he did when he was in Dovedale and Matlock. He suggests areas for Hamilton to visit in Derbyshire and describes Chatsworth as 'a tiresome piece of old dignity and bad taste'.
Language Code:
eng-GB
Language:
English
Subject:
Landscapes
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
Places Covered:
England: Derbyshire: Matlock
Places Covered:
England: Derbyshire: Chatsworth House
Places Covered:
England: Derbyshire
Places Covered:
England: Derbyshire: Eaton Dovedale
People Covered:
Hamilton, Mary, 1756-1816
People Covered:
Hamilton, Henry, -1796
Item Height:
221 mm
Item Width:
187 mm
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):
2022-02-15
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2022-03
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Mary Hamilton Papers