The Mary Hamilton Papers : Note from William Wake to Mary Hamilton
Wake, William, 9th Baronet
The Mary Hamilton Papers
<p style='text-align: justify;'>Note from William Wake to Mary Hamilton. He assures Hamilton that what he has written 'are the genuine sentiments of my Heart which I would have written had it never been to have perused by any Eye but mine'. He asks Hamilton if she can 'wonder at my love and admiration of you'. He ends the note by signing himself her 'dearest'.</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>On the back of the sheet written in Hamilton's hand is a note stating 'Shown to L[ad]y Wake'.</p>