The Mary Hamilton Papers : Letter from Lady Catherine Herries (née Foote) to Mary Hamilton

Herries (née Foote), Catherine

The Mary Hamilton Papers

<p style='text-align: justify;'>Letter from Lady Catherine Herries to Mary Hamilton. She writes of her pleasure in knowing of Hamilton's 'love' for her and that 'one so rarely meets with the idea of a perfect friend'. Although some would say that their friendship has been short, they have a 'sympathy of mind' that they know each other more 'thoroughly in one month, perhaps in one conversation as others may do in years'. She continues on their friendship and on her disappointment that Mrs Vesey was unable to visit, and assures Hamilton that she would have done all she could to have amused her. Herries has little news for Hamilton, as each day is as much as another. She continues to outline how she spends her time, updates Hamilton on the child she is caring for (Nina Herries, later Foote, see HAM/1/17/48), enquires after Hamilton's friend Mrs Delany, and is pleased to know that Mr [Horace] Walpole does not 'dislike' her, as she likes him 'prodigiously & the more that he loves you as you should be loved'.</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>Dated at Tunbridge Wells, [Kent].</p>

Letter from Lady Catherine Herries (née Foote) to Mary Hamilton (HAM/1/17/49)

Letter from Lady Catherine Herries to Mary Hamilton. She writes of her pleasure in knowing of Hamilton's 'love' for her and that 'one so rarely meets with the idea of a perfect friend'. Although some would say that their friendship has been short, they have a 'sympathy of mind' that they know each other more 'thoroughly in one month, perhaps in one conversation as others may do in years'. She continues on their friendship and on her disappointment that Mrs Vesey was unable to visit, and assures Hamilton that she would have done all she could to have amused her. Herries has little news for Hamilton, as each day is as much as another. She continues to outline how she spends her time, updates Hamilton on the child she is caring for (Nina Herries, later Foote, see HAM/1/17/48), enquires after Hamilton's friend Mrs Delany, and is pleased to know that Mr [Horace] Walpole does not 'dislike' her, as she likes him 'prodigiously & the more that he loves you as you should be loved'.

Dated at Tunbridge Wells, [Kent].

Information about this document

Physical Location: John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Collection: Mary Hamilton Papers
Classmark: HAM/1/17/49
Title: Letter from Lady Catherine Herries (née Foote) to Mary Hamilton
Language(s): English
Author(s): Herries (née Foote), Catherine
Origin Place: Tunbridge Wells
Date of Creation: 28 July 1785
Date of Sending: 28 July 1785
Recipient(s): Hamilton, Mary
Destination: London
Extent: 2 sheets
Condition: Not stated.
Script:
Hand of writer of the main text, Lady Catherine Herries.
Project Information:
Editing supervised by David Denison and Nuria Yáñez-Bouza.
Acknowledgements:
Cataloguer: Crawley, Lisa
Cataloguer: Hodgson, John
Last Revised: 2023-08-03

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/1/17/49
Title: Letter from Lady Catherine Herries (née Foote) to Mary Hamilton
Language(s): English
Author(s): Herries (née Foote), Catherine
Origin Place: Tunbridge Wells
Date of Creation: 28 July 1785
Date of Sending: 28 July 1785
Recipient(s): Hamilton, Mary
Destination: London
Extent: 2 sheets
Condition: Not stated.
Script:
Hand of writer of the main text, Lady Catherine Herries.
Project Information:
Editing supervised by David Denison and Nuria Yáñez-Bouza.
Acknowledgements:
Cataloguer: Crawley, Lisa
Cataloguer: Hodgson, John
Last Revised: 2023-08-03