The Mary Hamilton Papers : Fragments of letters and notes from Mary Hamilton to Charlotte Margaret Gunning (later Digby)

The Mary Hamilton Papers

<p style='text-align: justify;'>Three (originally four) fragments of letters and notes from Mary Hamilton to Charlotte Gunning. In the first fragment, Hamilton writes that she is ill and can barely write, and that the princes and two eldest princesses have also had the cold. The third fragment concerns Miss Tryon, who Hamilton writes is good humoured but 'is Tattling & has the qualities of a s[ie]ve, not able to retain any thing'. Hamilton continues that she will always remain grateful to her for introducing her to Gunning. The fourth fragment informs Gunning that the Royal Family have gone to 'Babel' that morning and return on Monday for dinner. Hamilton also writes with enquiries of her great aunt, Lady Mary Colley, who is the sister of Charles Hamilton of Bath. These three fragments are undated.</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>What had been the second fragment, dated by an annotator as 30 Jun 1780, has been identified as the detached last page of HAM/1/15/2/7, and its transcription has been added to that letter.</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>Original reference No. 26.</p>