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 has received a note from Mr Planta informing her of his sister's death. He writes of the Queen’s goodness to his sister and adds that ‘I suppose it will be improper to leave the Corpse in the Palace any longer than is absolutely necessary [...] [and trusts to Finche’s] discretions when it should be removed’. She asks Hamilton to ask Mrs Hagedorn to show the letter to the Queen that evening so she can receive orders as to what to do as she knows that the Queen goes to Kew in the morning and Finch may not get the opportunity of speaking with her.</p>

Letter from Charlotte Finch to Mary Hamilton (HAM/1/12/69)

Letter from Charlotte Finch to Mary Hamilton. She has received a note from Mr Planta informing her of his sister's death. He writes of the Queen’s goodness to his sister and adds that ‘I suppose it will be improper to leave the Corpse in the Palace any longer than is absolutely necessary [...] [and trusts to Finche’s] discretions when it should be removed’. She asks Hamilton to ask Mrs Hagedorn to show the letter to the Queen that evening so she can receive orders as to what to do as she knows that the Queen goes to Kew in the morning and Finch may not get the opportunity of speaking with her.

Information about this document

Physical Location: John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Collection: Mary Hamilton Papers
Classmark: HAM/1/12/69
Title: Letter from Charlotte Finch to Mary Hamilton
Language(s): English
Author(s): Finch (née Fermor), Charlotte, Lady
Origin Place: unknown
Date of Creation: between 2 February and 9 March 1778
Date of Sending: between 2 February and 9 March 1778
Recipient(s): Hamilton, Mary
Destination: unknown
Extent: 1 sheet; 143 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: Wallis, Christine (completed 2020-05-28)
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/1/12/69
Title: Letter from Charlotte Finch to Mary Hamilton
Language(s): English
Author(s): Finch (née Fermor), Charlotte, Lady
Origin Place: unknown
Date of Creation: between 2 February and 9 March 1778
Date of Sending: between 2 February and 9 March 1778
Recipient(s): Hamilton, Mary
Destination: unknown
Extent: 1 sheet; 143 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: Wallis, Christine (completed 2020-05-28)
Last Revised: 2021-11-02