The Mary Hamilton Papers : Letter from Charlotte Finch to Mary Hamilton

Finch (née Fermor), Charlotte, Lady

The Mary Hamilton Papers

<p style='text-align: justify;'>Letter from Charlotte Finch to Mary Hamilton. She thanks Hamilton for her entertaining letters and hopes that she is happy that Princess Elizabeth has recovered. She sends her duty to all in the Queen's House and hopes that she will be able to do so herself soon although her progress is slow. Finch is delighted in Mrs Montagu's 'acquisition of Mr & Mrs Smelt' and hopes to partake of it herself as she thinks of them highly. The letter ends with Finch noting that the Chaise is at her door waiting for her.</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>Dated at Harleyford.</p>

Letter from Charlotte Finch to Mary Hamilton (HAM/1/12/19)

Letter from Charlotte Finch to Mary Hamilton. She thanks Hamilton for her entertaining letters and hopes that she is happy that Princess Elizabeth has recovered. She sends her duty to all in the Queen's House and hopes that she will be able to do so herself soon although her progress is slow. Finch is delighted in Mrs Montagu's 'acquisition of Mr & Mrs Smelt' and hopes to partake of it herself as she thinks of them highly. The letter ends with Finch noting that the Chaise is at her door waiting for her.

Dated at Harleyford.

Information about this document

Physical Location: John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Collection: Mary Hamilton Papers
Classmark: HAM/1/12/19
Title: Letter from Charlotte Finch to Mary Hamilton
Author(s): Finch (née Fermor), Charlotte, Lady
Origin Place: Harleyford, near Marlow
Date of Creation: 6 April 1780
Date of Sending: 6 April 1780
Recipient(s): Hamilton, Mary
Destination: unknown
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 sheet; 169 words
Condition: Not stated.
Script:
Hand of writer of the main text, Charlotte Finch.
Project Information:
Editing supervised by David Denison and Nuria Yáñez-Bouza.
Acknowledgements:
Cataloguer: Crawley, Lisa
Cataloguer: Hodgson, John
Transliterator: Oudesluijs, Tino (completed 2020-04-15)
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/1/12/19
Title: Letter from Charlotte Finch to Mary Hamilton
Author(s): Finch (née Fermor), Charlotte, Lady
Origin Place: Harleyford, near Marlow
Date of Creation: 6 April 1780
Date of Sending: 6 April 1780
Recipient(s): Hamilton, Mary
Destination: unknown
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 sheet; 169 words
Condition: Not stated.
Script:
Hand of writer of the main text, Charlotte Finch.
Project Information:
Editing supervised by David Denison and Nuria Yáñez-Bouza.
Acknowledgements:
Cataloguer: Crawley, Lisa
Cataloguer: Hodgson, John
Transliterator: Oudesluijs, Tino (completed 2020-04-15)
Last Revised: 2021-11-02