The Mary Hamilton Papers : Notes from Horace Walpole to Elizabeth Vesey, and from Elizabeth Vesey to Mary Hamilton

Walpole, Horace, 4th Earl of Orford, Vesey (née Vesey, later Handcock), Elizabeth

The Mary Hamilton Papers

<p style='text-align: justify;'>Note addressed to Vesey, possibly written in Horace Walpole's hand. Walpole [Horatio (Horace), 4th Earl of Orford (1717-1797), author, politician, and patron of the arts] will wait on Mrs Vesey but 'with all his regard for her, [he] hopes she will not interpret it as a Visit solely for her sake'.</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>Below this is a note from Vesey to Mary Hamilton, concerning Sir William Hamilton whom she says all her friends are 'so fond of' and she asks to be introduced to him.</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>Original reference No. 7.</p>

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