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, concerning Lady Herries's journey and her weak eyes. Their friend Mr Sackville [Charles Sackville (died c.1796) was a partner in Sir Robert Herries's business] joined them yesterday, intending to travel to Plymouth, although his servant met with an accident on the road, breaking his collar-bone, and had to be left at Andover. She says that she will be 'unspeakably relieved' when this trying journey is over.</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>Dated at Bridport. [Classmark follows previous erroneous cataloguing of date. Letter belongs chronologically between HAM/1/17/105 and HAM/1/17/106.]</p>