COLLECTION NAME:
Mary Hamilton Papers
Record
Image Number:
HAM_1_2_8.pdf
Reference Number:
HAM/1/2/8
Link to Catalogue:
Series Title:
Correspondence from John Dickenson to Mary Hamilton
Parent Work Title:
Diary letter from John Dickenson to Mary Hamilton
Creator:
Dickenson, John
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1786-02-17
Description:
The letter includes a sheet written by Hannah More. Dickenson writes of the friends and acquaintances he meets in London including Mrs Carter and Miss Gunning and of his attending a bas bleu evening at Mrs Vesey's. He called on Miss Gunning in St James's and sat with her for one and a half hours ? 'several times' and she seemed glad to see him. He reports that she said that every time she met a 'certain gentleman' he always asked about Hamilton, although he was married and that a 'certain Lady' has ruined her 'reputation by taking notice of a woman who she knows lives in an open avowed state of adultery'. Dickenson also met with Mrs Glover and visited Miss Goldsworthy at Queen's Lodge. He also met with Sir Joshua Reynolds and called on Dr and Frances Burney but they were not at home. He visited Mrs Vesey and Mrs Delany who asked him to tell Hamilton that she does all she can to keep up her spirits, including playing with a kitten. Included in the letter is a sheet written by Hannah More to Hamilton in which she talks of Horace Walpole. Dickenson had brought his unfinished letter to the party given by Mrs Vesey and invited her to write a few words on a blank page for Hamilton. More writes that she is 'delighted' with Hamilton's 'husband because he is in love with his wife'. She continues that she is taking advantage of Hamilton's absence by attempting to 'supplant you in the heart of Mr Walpole as fast as possible'. She has spent an evening with him and he wishes her to 'save my reputation' so she has invited Mrs Vesey and Mrs Carter to be of the party.
Language Code:
eng-GB
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
People Covered:
Hamilton, Mary, 1756-1816
People Covered:
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723-1792
People Covered:
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
People Covered:
More, Hannah, 1745-1833
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):
2014-06-20
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2014-07
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Mary Hamilton Papers