The Mary Hamilton Papers : Letter from John Dickenson to Mary Hamilton

Dickenson, John

The Mary Hamilton Papers

<p style='text-align: justify;'>Letter from John Dickenson to his wife Mary née Hamilton. He writes of his love for Hamilton and describes her as the 'Best of wives'.</p>

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Letter from John Dickenson to Mary Hamilton (HAM/1/2/40)

Letter from John Dickenson to his wife Mary née Hamilton. He writes of his love for Hamilton and describes her as the 'Best of wives'.

Information about this document

  • Physical Location: John Rylands Research Institute and Library
  • Collection: Mary Hamilton Papers
  • Classmark: HAM/1/2/40
  • Title: Letter from John Dickenson to Mary Hamilton
  • Author(s): Dickenson, John
  • Origin Place: unknown
  • Date of Creation: 5 February 1800
  • Date of Sending: 5 February 1800
  • Recipient(s): Hamilton, Mary
  • Destination: unknown
  • Language(s): English
  • Extent: 1 sheet; 182 words
  • Condition: The sheet has been torn in half.
  • Script:
    Hand of writer of the main text, John Dickenson.
    Hand of unknown writer of the cross at the top left of p.1.
    Hand of writer of the annotation on p.3, probably a member of the Anson family.
    Hand of unknown writer of the number above the annotation on p.3.
  • Project Information:

    Editing supervised by David Denison and Nuria Yáñez-Bouza.

  • Acknowledgements:
    Cataloguer: Crawley, Lisa
    Cataloguer: Hodgson, John
    Transliterator: Wallis, Christine (completed 2020-07-21)
  • 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).


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    Information about this document

    • Physical Location: John Rylands Research Institute and Library
    • Collection: Mary Hamilton Papers
    • Classmark: HAM/1/2/40
    • Title: Letter from John Dickenson to Mary Hamilton
    • Author(s): Dickenson, John
    • Origin Place: unknown
    • Date of Creation: 5 February 1800
    • Date of Sending: 5 February 1800
    • Recipient(s): Hamilton, Mary
    • Destination: unknown
    • Language(s): English
    • Extent: 1 sheet; 182 words
    • Condition: The sheet has been torn in half.
    • Script:
      Hand of writer of the main text, John Dickenson.
      Hand of unknown writer of the cross at the top left of p.1.
      Hand of writer of the annotation on p.3, probably a member of the Anson family.
      Hand of unknown writer of the number above the annotation on p.3.
    • Project Information:

      Editing supervised by David Denison and Nuria Yáñez-Bouza.

    • Acknowledgements:
      Cataloguer: Crawley, Lisa
      Cataloguer: Hodgson, John
      Transliterator: Wallis, Christine (completed 2020-07-21)
    • Last Revised: 2021-11-02

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