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

Herries (née Foote), Catherine

The Mary Hamilton Papers

Letter from Lady Catherine Herries to John Dickenson, concerning Mary Hamilton.Herries writes of the pleasure she feels in reading the letters sent by Dickenson informing her of Hamilton's continuing good health. She congratulates them once more on the 'happy Event which compleats the felicity of two of the most amiable & excellent of human Beings'. Herries continues her letter on the subject of Dickenson's love for his wife and of her wish that she could be with Hamilton. The letter ends with Herries writing on the health of John Dickenson and on the benefits of Herries's 'remedy of Bath water'.Dated at St James's Street, [London].

Letter from Lady Catherine Herries (née Foote) to John Dickenson (HAM/1/17/89)

Letter from Lady Catherine Herries to John Dickenson, concerning Mary Hamilton.

Herries writes of the pleasure she feels in reading the letters sent by Dickenson informing her of Hamilton's continuing good health. She congratulates them once more on the 'happy Event which compleats the felicity of two of the most amiable & excellent of human Beings'. Herries continues her letter on the subject of Dickenson's love for his wife and of her wish that she could be with Hamilton. The letter ends with Herries writing on the health of John Dickenson and on the benefits of Herries's 'remedy of Bath water'.

Dated at St James's Street, [London].

Information about this document

Physical Location: John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Collection: Mary Hamilton Papers
Classmark: HAM/1/17/89
Title: Letter from Lady Catherine Herries (née Foote) to John Dickenson
Language(s): English
Author(s): Herries (née Foote), Catherine
Origin Place: London
Date of Creation: 31 January 1787
Date of Sending: 31 January 1787
Recipient(s): Dickenson, John
Destination: Bath
Extent: 1 sheet
Condition: The sheet has been damaged and torn by the seal.
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: 2023-07-22

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/1/17/89
Title: Letter from Lady Catherine Herries (née Foote) to John Dickenson
Language(s): English
Author(s): Herries (née Foote), Catherine
Origin Place: London
Date of Creation: 31 January 1787
Date of Sending: 31 January 1787
Recipient(s): Dickenson, John
Destination: Bath
Extent: 1 sheet
Condition: The sheet has been damaged and torn by the seal.
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: 2023-07-22