The Mary Hamilton Papers : Letter from William Wake to Mary Hamilton

Wake, William, 9th Baronet

The Mary Hamilton Papers

Letter from William Wake to Mary Hamilton. Wake writes of his disappointment at not seeing Hamilton and with general news of society and friends. Wake writes that he has at last time to write to Hamilton and asks how Hamilton can be so cruel as to stay in the country and away from Wake for three weeks. He notes his pleasure when it was decided that she was to stay in town until Christmas, only to be disappointed when he learned that Hamilton was to remain in Bulstrode [the residence of the Duchess of Portland]. Wake wishes that the Duchess would interest herself 'with her shells and fossils, and not monopolize my dear friend'. Though he admits that he is blaming the Duchess only for that he wishes to do himself.The letter continues on how Wake spends his time whilst in London. He attends lectures and often rides in the Park, where he 'generally has the pleasure of meeting the Prince of Wales'. He notes that Mrs Boscawen (<a target='_blank' class='externalLink uom-purple' href='https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/manchesteruniversity/data/gb133-ham/ham/1/6/1'>HAM/1/6/1</a>) spoke of Hamilton and that Wake saw W[illiam] Hamilton in the city although he did not recall him until he had passed him. If he had spoken with him he would have requested him to bring Hamilton back from Bulstrode. He continues that as yet he has not been able to bring himself to call on Miss Clark[e], although he has intended to do so, as he does not want to go near Hamilton's house until he is back home.Dated at Dover Street, [London].Original reference No. 9.

Letter from William Wake to Mary Hamilton (HAM/1/16/16)

Letter from William Wake to Mary Hamilton. Wake writes of his disappointment at not seeing Hamilton and with general news of society and friends. Wake writes that he has at last time to write to Hamilton and asks how Hamilton can be so cruel as to stay in the country and away from Wake for three weeks. He notes his pleasure when it was decided that she was to stay in town until Christmas, only to be disappointed when he learned that Hamilton was to remain in Bulstrode [the residence of the Duchess of Portland]. Wake wishes that the Duchess would interest herself 'with her shells and fossils, and not monopolize my dear friend'. Though he admits that he is blaming the Duchess only for that he wishes to do himself.

The letter continues on how Wake spends his time whilst in London. He attends lectures and often rides in the Park, where he 'generally has the pleasure of meeting the Prince of Wales'. He notes that Mrs Boscawen (HAM/1/6/1) spoke of Hamilton and that Wake saw W[illiam] Hamilton in the city although he did not recall him until he had passed him. If he had spoken with him he would have requested him to bring Hamilton back from Bulstrode. He continues that as yet he has not been able to bring himself to call on Miss Clark[e], although he has intended to do so, as he does not want to go near Hamilton's house until he is back home.

Dated at Dover Street, [London].

Original reference No. 9.

Information about this document

Physical Location: John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Collection: Mary Hamilton Papers
Classmark: HAM/1/16/16
Title: Letter from William Wake to Mary Hamilton
Author(s): Wake, William, 9th Baronet
Origin Place: London
Date of Creation: 27 November 1783
Date of Sending: 27 November 1783
Recipient(s): Hamilton, Mary
Destination: Gerrards Cross
Date of Receipt: 28 November 1783
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 sheet; 845 words
Condition: Not stated.
Script:
Hand of writer of the main text, William Wake.
Hand of writer of the date at the top of p.1, probably Mary Hamilton.
Hand of unknown writer of the figure '9' at the top of p.1.
Hand of unknown writer of 'London' at top right of p.1.
Project Information:
Editing supervised by David Denison and Nuria Yáñez-Bouza.
This set submitted by MA students of Erik Smitterberg in the module English in Transition II, 1500-1900 at Uppsala University (Sweden), July 2022.
Acknowledgements:
Transliterator: Habib, Kanwal (submitted 2022-08-31)
Cataloguer: Crawley, Lisa
Cataloguer: Hodgson, John
Transliterator: Yáñez-Bouza, Nuria (completed 2022-10-03)
Last Revised: 2022-11-28

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/1/16/16
Title: Letter from William Wake to Mary Hamilton
Author(s): Wake, William, 9th Baronet
Origin Place: London
Date of Creation: 27 November 1783
Date of Sending: 27 November 1783
Recipient(s): Hamilton, Mary
Destination: Gerrards Cross
Date of Receipt: 28 November 1783
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 sheet; 845 words
Condition: Not stated.
Script:
Hand of writer of the main text, William Wake.
Hand of writer of the date at the top of p.1, probably Mary Hamilton.
Hand of unknown writer of the figure '9' at the top of p.1.
Hand of unknown writer of 'London' at top right of p.1.
Project Information:
Editing supervised by David Denison and Nuria Yáñez-Bouza.
This set submitted by MA students of Erik Smitterberg in the module English in Transition II, 1500-1900 at Uppsala University (Sweden), July 2022.
Acknowledgements:
Transliterator: Habib, Kanwal (submitted 2022-08-31)
Cataloguer: Crawley, Lisa
Cataloguer: Hodgson, John
Transliterator: Yáñez-Bouza, Nuria (completed 2022-10-03)
Last Revised: 2022-11-28