The Mary Hamilton Papers : Letter from Lady Mary Webb (née Salvin) to Mary Hamilton

Webb (née Salvin), Mary C.

The Mary Hamilton Papers

<p style='text-align: justify;'>Letter from Lady Webb to Mary Hamilton. She writes of her pleasure at receiving Hamilton's letter and that she is glad of her safe arrival. She envies Hamilton for her 'Italian Marquis' and notes that he must have been entertaining. She writes of her family and of the many people of rank and fashion in the town where she is staying [possibly a town near Brussels], and the society there.</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>Webb has not included a year on her letter but she does ask Hamilton to recommend to her a pocket book for the year 1777 and Hamilton sends her a pocket book in the following letter.</p>

Letter from Lady Mary Webb (née Salvin) to Mary Hamilton (HAM/1/8/7/5)

Letter from Lady Webb to Mary Hamilton. She writes of her pleasure at receiving Hamilton's letter and that she is glad of her safe arrival. She envies Hamilton for her 'Italian Marquis' and notes that he must have been entertaining. She writes of her family and of the many people of rank and fashion in the town where she is staying [possibly a town near Brussels], and the society there.

Webb has not included a year on her letter but she does ask Hamilton to recommend to her a pocket book for the year 1777 and Hamilton sends her a pocket book in the following letter.

Information about this document

Physical Location: John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Collection: Mary Hamilton Papers
Classmark: HAM/1/8/7/5
Title: Letter from Lady Mary Webb (née Salvin) to Mary Hamilton
Author(s): Webb (née Salvin), Mary C.
Origin Place: to be determined
Date of Creation: 18 November 1776
Date of Sending: 18 November 1776
Recipient(s): Hamilton, Mary
Destination: to be determined
Language(s): English
Extent: 2 sheets
Condition: Not stated.
Script:
Hand of writer of the main text, Lady Mary Webb.
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/1/8/7/5
Title: Letter from Lady Mary Webb (née Salvin) to Mary Hamilton
Author(s): Webb (née Salvin), Mary C.
Origin Place: to be determined
Date of Creation: 18 November 1776
Date of Sending: 18 November 1776
Recipient(s): Hamilton, Mary
Destination: to be determined
Language(s): English
Extent: 2 sheets
Condition: Not stated.
Script:
Hand of writer of the main text, Lady Mary Webb.
Project Information:
Editing supervised by David Denison and Nuria Yáñez-Bouza.
Acknowledgements:
Cataloguer: Crawley, Lisa
Cataloguer: Hodgson, John
Last Revised: 2022-07-30