COLLECTION NAME:
Mary Hamilton Papers
Record
Image Number:
HAM_1_15_1_20.pdf
Reference Number:
HAM/1/15/1/20
Link to Catalogue:
Series Title:
Correspondence from Charlotte Margaret Gunning
Parent Work Title:
Letter from Charlotte Margaret Gunning to Mary Hamilton
Creator:
Gunning, Charlotte Margaret, 1759-1794
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1787-03-24
Description:
The letter relates to Hamilton's daughter, Louisa. Gunning asks Hamilton if she ever sleeps as she thinks she should not for months if she 'had so delightful an object to occupy my thoughts'. Gunning is 'mortified' that Hamilton is unable to nurse Louisa herself and asks why is this the case. She still does not know the name Hamilton has given her daughter and also asks who she chose for god parents. The letter continues with news of Gunnings social engagements and on how her time is spent. She writes of dinners with the Queen. Gunning notes that Miss [Charlotte] Boyle [the daughter of Hamilton's friend, Mrs Walsingham, married Lord Henry FitzGerald in 1791] has been presented and is now out in the world but is not liked'.
Language Code:
eng-GB
Language:
English
Subject:
Great Britain--Social life and customs
Subject:
Great Britain--Court and courtiers
Subject:
Letters
Category of Material:
Archives
Sub-Category:
Correspondence
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
18th Century CE
People Covered:
Hamilton, Mary, 1756-1816
People Covered:
Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818
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):
2015-07-13
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Metadata Schema:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Mary Hamilton Papers
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