The Mary Hamilton Papers : Letter from John Jackson to Mary Hamilton

Jackson, John

The Mary Hamilton Papers

Letter from John Jackson to Mary Hamilton, on the subject of politics and on the death of his son. Jackson thanks Hamilton for her letter and notes that at the time he received it he had a 'broken heart' as he was in the middle of a contested election '& in the most imminent danger of my life from the Riot'. He writes that he escaped with his life and also 'carried the two members for the Duke notwithstanding every species of bribery practised by our Opponents with very high numbers'. Jackson was assisted by Mr Garrow as Counsel.Jackson writes of the death of his son which was a great shock and that his daughter, Fanny, has had a 'narrow escape' but is now out of danger. He thanks Hamilton for her offer [presumably to look after his children] but notes that he has sent them to Eton before he left London. Dated at Wimbledon.Original reference No. 4.

Letter from John Jackson to Mary Hamilton (HAM/1/10/2/4)

Letter from John Jackson to Mary Hamilton, on the subject of politics and on the death of his son. Jackson thanks Hamilton for her letter and notes that at the time he received it he had a 'broken heart' as he was in the middle of a contested election '& in the most imminent danger of my life from the Riot'. He writes that he escaped with his life and also 'carried the two members for the Duke notwithstanding every species of bribery practised by our Opponents with very high numbers'. Jackson was assisted by Mr Garrow as Counsel.

Jackson writes of the death of his son which was a great shock and that his daughter, Fanny, has had a 'narrow escape' but is now out of danger. He thanks Hamilton for her offer [presumably to look after his children] but notes that he has sent them to Eton before he left London.

Dated at Wimbledon.

Original reference No. 4.

Information about this document

Physical Location: John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Collection: Mary Hamilton Papers
Classmark: HAM/1/10/2/4
Title: Letter from John Jackson to Mary Hamilton
Author(s): Jackson, John
Origin Place: Wimbledon
Date of Creation: 29 June 1790
Date of Sending: 29 June 1790
Recipient(s): Hamilton, Mary
Destination: Taxal, near Chapel-en-le-Frith
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 sheet; 339 words
Condition: The sheet is fragile and torn.
Script:
Hand of writer of the main text, John Jackson.
Hand of unknown writer of the number at the top right of p.1.
Hand of writer of the figures on p.4, probably Mary Hamilton.
Project Information:
Editing supervised by David Denison and Nuria Yáñez-Bouza.
Acknowledgements:
Cataloguer: Crawley, Lisa
Cataloguer: Hodgson, John
Transliterator: Wallis, Christine (completed 2020-09-21)
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/1/10/2/4
Title: Letter from John Jackson to Mary Hamilton
Author(s): Jackson, John
Origin Place: Wimbledon
Date of Creation: 29 June 1790
Date of Sending: 29 June 1790
Recipient(s): Hamilton, Mary
Destination: Taxal, near Chapel-en-le-Frith
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 sheet; 339 words
Condition: The sheet is fragile and torn.
Script:
Hand of writer of the main text, John Jackson.
Hand of unknown writer of the number at the top right of p.1.
Hand of writer of the figures on p.4, probably Mary Hamilton.
Project Information:
Editing supervised by David Denison and Nuria Yáñez-Bouza.
Acknowledgements:
Cataloguer: Crawley, Lisa
Cataloguer: Hodgson, John
Transliterator: Wallis, Christine (completed 2020-09-21)
Last Revised: 2021-11-02