The Mary Hamilton Papers : Letters from William Antrobus and Lady Cremorne (formerly Dartrey) to Mary Hamilton, and covering note to John Dickenson

Letters from William Antrobus and Lady Cremorne (formerly Dartrey) to Mary Hamilton, and covering note to John Dickenson (HAM/1/11/29)

Letter from William Antrobus and Lady Cremorne (formerly Dartrey) to Mary Hamilton, written in two parts, and addressed to John Dickenson for him to break the news. The first is from Antrobus, who writes that Sir William Wake has died after a 'severe fit of the gout'. The second is from Cremorne, who says that she will be staying with her friend [Lady Wake], and who in a covering note asks Dickenson to show it to his wife 'when you judge proper'.

Dated at Waltham Abbey.

Original reference No. 28.

Information about this document

Physical Location: John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Collection: Mary Hamilton Papers
Classmark: HAM/1/11/29
Title: Letters from William Antrobus and Lady Cremorne (formerly Dartrey) to Mary Hamilton, and covering note to John Dickenson
Author(s): Antrobus, William; Dawson (née Freame), Philadelphia Hannah, Baroness Cremorne
Origin Place: Waltham Abbey, Essex
Date of Creation: 31 October 1785
Date of Sending: 31 October 1785
Recipient(s): Hamilton, Mary; Dickenson, John
Destination: Taxal, near Chapel-en-le-Frith
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 sheet; 407 words
Condition: Not stated.
Script:
Hand of writer of the first letter and the address, William Antrobus.
Hand of writer of the second letter and the direction to John Dickenson, Lady Cremorne (formerly Dartrey).
Hand of unknown writer of the number at the top of p.1.
Hand of writer of the year on p.1, probably Mary Hamilton.
Hand of unknown writer of the annotation on p.3.
Project Information:
Editing supervised by David Denison and Nuria Yáñez-Bouza.
Acknowledgements:
Cataloguer: Crawley, Lisa
Cataloguer: Hodgson, John
Transliterator: Wallis, Christine (completed 2020-03)
Last Revised: 2022-02-28

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/1/11/29
Title: Letters from William Antrobus and Lady Cremorne (formerly Dartrey) to Mary Hamilton, and covering note to John Dickenson
Author(s): Antrobus, William; Dawson (née Freame), Philadelphia Hannah, Baroness Cremorne
Origin Place: Waltham Abbey, Essex
Date of Creation: 31 October 1785
Date of Sending: 31 October 1785
Recipient(s): Hamilton, Mary; Dickenson, John
Destination: Taxal, near Chapel-en-le-Frith
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 sheet; 407 words
Condition: Not stated.
Script:
Hand of writer of the first letter and the address, William Antrobus.
Hand of writer of the second letter and the direction to John Dickenson, Lady Cremorne (formerly Dartrey).
Hand of unknown writer of the number at the top of p.1.
Hand of writer of the year on p.1, probably Mary Hamilton.
Hand of unknown writer of the annotation on p.3.
Project Information:
Editing supervised by David Denison and Nuria Yáñez-Bouza.
Acknowledgements:
Cataloguer: Crawley, Lisa
Cataloguer: Hodgson, John
Transliterator: Wallis, Christine (completed 2020-03)
Last Revised: 2022-02-28