The Mary Hamilton Papers : Journal-letter from John Dickenson to Mary Hamilton

Dickenson, John

The Mary Hamilton Papers

Journal-letter from John Dickenson to his wife Mary née Hamilton covering the period 15-20 July 1789. The letter relates to Dickenson's time at Bath and his social life while there. Whilst visiting a Mrs Hartley they make reference to the revolution in France. They discussed the 'dreadful situation' in France and Mrs Hartley asked that Dickenson send her a 'petition & summation which their long parliament sent to the King'. He notes that all he can say is that 'it shows the spirit of the people & that their own terms must be complied with – but not with[ou]t an horrible effusion of Blood'. Dickenson also writes of his family and of his intentions of returning to them at the beginning of August.Dated at Queen's Square [Bath].Original reference No. 8.

Journal-letter from John Dickenson to Mary Hamilton (HAM/1/2/22)

Journal-letter from John Dickenson to his wife Mary née Hamilton covering the period 15-20 July 1789. The letter relates to Dickenson's time at Bath and his social life while there. Whilst visiting a Mrs Hartley they make reference to the revolution in France. They discussed the 'dreadful situation' in France and Mrs Hartley asked that Dickenson send her a 'petition & summation which their long parliament sent to the King'. He notes that all he can say is that 'it shows the spirit of the people & that their own terms must be complied with – but not with[ou]t an horrible effusion of Blood'. Dickenson also writes of his family and of his intentions of returning to them at the beginning of August.

Dated at Queen's Square [Bath].

Original reference No. 8.

Information about this document

Physical Location: John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Collection: Mary Hamilton Papers
Classmark: HAM/1/2/22
Title: Journal-letter from John Dickenson to Mary Hamilton
Author(s): Dickenson, John
Origin Place: Bath
Date of Creation: from 15 to 20 July 1789
Date of Sending: 20 July 1789
Recipient(s): Hamilton, Mary
Destination: Taxal, near Chapel-en-le-Frith
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 sheet; 1751 words
Condition: Not stated.
Script:
Hand of writer of the main text, John Dickenson.
Hand of unknown writer of the figure at the top right of p.1.
Project Information:
Editing supervised by David Denison and Nuria Yáñez-Bouza.
Acknowledgements:
Cataloguer: Crawley, Lisa
Cataloguer: Hodgson, John
Transliterator: Wallis, Christine (completed 2020-07-20)
Last Revised: 2021-11-02

First edited in the project 'Unlocking the Mary Hamilton Papers' (Hannah Barker, Sophie Coulombeau, David Denison, Tino Oudesluijs, Cassandra Ulph, Christine Wallis & Nuria Yáñez-Bouza, 2019-2023).

Want to know more?

Under the 'More' menu you can find metadata about the item, any transcription and translation we have of the text and find out about downloading or sharing this image.

No Contents List Available

Information about this document

Physical Location: John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Collection: Mary Hamilton Papers
Classmark: HAM/1/2/22
Title: Journal-letter from John Dickenson to Mary Hamilton
Author(s): Dickenson, John
Origin Place: Bath
Date of Creation: from 15 to 20 July 1789
Date of Sending: 20 July 1789
Recipient(s): Hamilton, Mary
Destination: Taxal, near Chapel-en-le-Frith
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 sheet; 1751 words
Condition: Not stated.
Script:
Hand of writer of the main text, John Dickenson.
Hand of unknown writer of the figure at the top right of p.1.
Project Information:
Editing supervised by David Denison and Nuria Yáñez-Bouza.
Acknowledgements:
Cataloguer: Crawley, Lisa
Cataloguer: Hodgson, John
Transliterator: Wallis, Christine (completed 2020-07-20)
Last Revised: 2021-11-02