The Mary Hamilton Papers : Letter from William Kerr to Mary Hamilton

Kerr, William

The Mary Hamilton Papers

Letter from William Kerr to Mary Hamilton. He asks Hamilton to enquire with Lady Charlotte Finch about whether or not the Queen has a wet nurse in her employ. He is asking on behalf of a friend; a clergyman whose wife is well qualified for such a position. He apologies profusely if this request is inappropriate in any way, if not, he hopes that she would be able to come back to him with an answer, which he asks her to direct to an alternative address [that of a ‘Thomas Ducy Esq.’] as he will only be in Greenwich for the ‘Time of the Review.’Dated at Greenwich, [England].Original reference No. 4.

Letter from William Kerr to Mary Hamilton (HAM/1/8/4/1)

Letter from William Kerr to Mary Hamilton. He asks Hamilton to enquire with Lady Charlotte Finch about whether or not the Queen has a wet nurse in her employ. He is asking on behalf of a friend; a clergyman whose wife is well qualified for such a position. He apologies profusely if this request is inappropriate in any way, if not, he hopes that she would be able to come back to him with an answer, which he asks her to direct to an alternative address [that of a ‘Thomas Ducy Esq.’] as he will only be in Greenwich for the ‘Time of the Review.’

Dated at Greenwich, [England].

Original reference No. 4.

Information about this document

Physical Location: John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Collection: Mary Hamilton Papers
Classmark: HAM/1/8/4/1
Title: Letter from William Kerr to Mary Hamilton
Author(s): Kerr, William
Origin Place: Greenwich
Date of Creation: 29 May 1777
Date of Sending: 29 May 1777
Recipient(s): Hamilton, Mary
Destination: to be determined
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 sheet
Condition: Not stated.
Script:
Hand of writer of the main text, William Kerr.
Project Information:
Editing supervised by David Denison and Nuria Yáñez-Bouza.
Acknowledgements:
Cataloguer: Crawley, Lisa
Cataloguer: Hodgson, John
Last Revised: 2022-07-30

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/1/8/4/1
Title: Letter from William Kerr to Mary Hamilton
Author(s): Kerr, William
Origin Place: Greenwich
Date of Creation: 29 May 1777
Date of Sending: 29 May 1777
Recipient(s): Hamilton, Mary
Destination: to be determined
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 sheet
Condition: Not stated.
Script:
Hand of writer of the main text, William Kerr.
Project Information:
Editing supervised by David Denison and Nuria Yáñez-Bouza.
Acknowledgements:
Cataloguer: Crawley, Lisa
Cataloguer: Hodgson, John
Last Revised: 2022-07-30