The Mary Hamilton Papers : Letter from Charles Cathcart to Charles Hamilton

Cathcart, Charles Schaw, 9th Lord

The Mary Hamilton Papers

<p style='text-align: justify;'>Letter from Lord Cathcart to his brother-in law Charles Hamilton. He writes about Hamilton’s brother William and notes that he is ‘ashamed to own’ that he has misplaced a letter meant for him written by Lady Cathcart. It was open and he ‘perused it’ and assures him that it contained no news but was full of ‘sentiments of affection’.</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>Dated at London.</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>Original reference No. 11.</p>

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Letter from Charles Cathcart to Charles Hamilton (HAM/1/4/7/28)

Letter from Lord Cathcart to his brother-in law Charles Hamilton. He writes about Hamilton’s brother William and notes that he is ‘ashamed to own’ that he has misplaced a letter meant for him written by Lady Cathcart. It was open and he ‘perused it’ and assures him that it contained no news but was full of ‘sentiments of affection’.

Dated at London.

Original reference No. 11.

Information about this document

  • Physical Location: John Rylands Research Institute and Library
  • Collection: Mary Hamilton Papers
  • Classmark: HAM/1/4/7/28
  • Title: Letter from Charles Cathcart to Charles Hamilton
  • Language(s): English
  • Origin Place: London
  • Date of Creation: 11 May 1765
  • Date of Sending: 11 May 1765
  • Recipient(s): Hamilton, Charles
  • Destination: unknown
  • Extent: 1 sheet; 212 words
  • Condition: Not stated.
  • Script:
    Hand of writer of the main text, Lord Charles Cathcart.
    Hand of unknown writer of the number at the top right of p.1.
    Hand of unknown writer of the annotation at the bottom of p.2.
    Hand of writer of the annotation at the top left of p.1, probably a member of the Anson family.
  • Project Information:

    Editing supervised by David Denison and Nuria Yáñez-Bouza.

  • Acknowledgements:
    Cataloguer: Crawley, Lisa
    Cataloguer: Hodgson, John
    Transliterator: Oudesluijs, Tino (completed 2020-08-03)
  • 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/1/4/7/28
    • Title: Letter from Charles Cathcart to Charles Hamilton
    • Language(s): English
    • Origin Place: London
    • Date of Creation: 11 May 1765
    • Date of Sending: 11 May 1765
    • Recipient(s): Hamilton, Charles
    • Destination: unknown
    • Extent: 1 sheet; 212 words
    • Condition: Not stated.
    • Script:
      Hand of writer of the main text, Lord Charles Cathcart.
      Hand of unknown writer of the number at the top right of p.1.
      Hand of unknown writer of the annotation at the bottom of p.2.
      Hand of writer of the annotation at the top left of p.1, probably a member of the Anson family.
    • Project Information:

      Editing supervised by David Denison and Nuria Yáñez-Bouza.

    • Acknowledgements:
      Cataloguer: Crawley, Lisa
      Cataloguer: Hodgson, John
      Transliterator: Oudesluijs, Tino (completed 2020-08-03)
    • Last Revised: 2021-11-02

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