The Mary Hamilton Papers : Letter from Frederick Hamilton to Mary Hamilton

Hamilton, Frederick

The Mary Hamilton Papers

<p style='text-align: justify;'>Letter from Rev. Frederick Hamilton to Mary Hamilton. He is sorry to hear about Lady Charlotte Finch's and Miss Goldsworthy's [Mary Hamilton's friends from Court] indisposition and writes that he is sure that they appreciate her efforts on their behalf, as long as she does not suffer any fatigue from such actions. Frederick speaks of her goodness and being surrounded by respectable friends.</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>Frederick notes a visit from his relation Captain Cathcart, who is in the process of raising men for a new Regiment of which he is to be Major. This will be of considerable expense and Lord Stormont is to help fund it. Frederick has spoken to another relation, Robert Greville (<a target='_blank' class='externalLink uom-purple' href='https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/manchesteruniversity/data/gb133-ham/ham/1/5/3'>HAM/1/5/3</a>), to ask him to introduce Lord Warwick to Mary Hamilton. He reports that Greville had informed him that Lord Warwick had already expressed his interest in meeting Mary Hamilton.</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>Dated at Sackville Street [Dublin].</p>