The Mary Hamilton Papers : Letter from Lady Cremorne (formerly Dartrey) and a note from William Antrobus to John Dickenson

Letter from Lady Cremorne (formerly Dartrey) and a note from William Antrobus to John Dickenson (HAM/1/11/31)

Letter from Lady Cremorne (formerly Dartrey) to John Dickenson. She congratulates him and Mary Hamilton on the birth of their daughter. William Antrobus also writes his congratulations on the same sheet and notes that he longs to 'slobber the baby'.

Dated at Weymouth [Dorset].

Information about this document

Physical Location: John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Collection: Mary Hamilton Papers
Classmark: HAM/1/11/31
Title: Letter from Lady Cremorne (formerly Dartrey) and a note from William Antrobus to John Dickenson
Language(s): English
Author(s): Dawson (née Freame), Philadelphia Hannah, Baroness Cremorne; Antrobus, William
Origin Place: Weymouth
Date of Creation: 28 January 1787
Date of Sending: 28 January 1787
Recipient(s): Dickenson, John
Destination: Bath
Extent: 1 sheet; 333 words
Condition: Not stated.
Script:
Hand of writer of the first part of the main text and the address, Lady Cremorne (formerly Dartrey).
Hand of writer of the second part of the main text, William Antrobus.
Hand of unknown writer of the number at the top of p.1.
Hand of writer of the annotation at the top of p.3, probably John Dickenson.
Project Information:
Editing supervised by David Denison and Nuria Yáñez-Bouza.
Acknowledgements:
Cataloguer: Crawley, Lisa
Cataloguer: Hodgson, John
Transliterator: Oudesluijs, Tino (completed 2020-03)
Last Revised: 2022-02-08

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/1/11/31
Title: Letter from Lady Cremorne (formerly Dartrey) and a note from William Antrobus to John Dickenson
Language(s): English
Author(s): Dawson (née Freame), Philadelphia Hannah, Baroness Cremorne; Antrobus, William
Origin Place: Weymouth
Date of Creation: 28 January 1787
Date of Sending: 28 January 1787
Recipient(s): Dickenson, John
Destination: Bath
Extent: 1 sheet; 333 words
Condition: Not stated.
Script:
Hand of writer of the first part of the main text and the address, Lady Cremorne (formerly Dartrey).
Hand of writer of the second part of the main text, William Antrobus.
Hand of unknown writer of the number at the top of p.1.
Hand of writer of the annotation at the top of p.3, probably John Dickenson.
Project Information:
Editing supervised by David Denison and Nuria Yáñez-Bouza.
Acknowledgements:
Cataloguer: Crawley, Lisa
Cataloguer: Hodgson, John
Transliterator: Oudesluijs, Tino (completed 2020-03)
Last Revised: 2022-02-08