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, relating to Herries's visit to Buxton.</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>Herries thanks Hamilton and Dickenson for their help with locating lodgings for her stay in Buxton. Herries had written Dickenson on Saturday (HAM/1/17/155) to inform him of Nina Herries's illness and the necessity of 'putting off if possible the arranged lodgings'. Nina is now much improved and they hope to set out for Buxton next Friday and she hopes to take the same lodgings. The letter ends on the subject of the upcoming wedding of Hamilton's sister-in-law Elizabeth to the Chevalier Palombi. Herries knows that Hamilton and her family will be in a 'bustle' at the moment over this.</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>Dated at St James's Street, [London].</p>

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Letter from Lady Catherine Herries (née Foote) to Mary Hamilton (HAM/1/17/156)

Letter from Lady Catherine Herries to Mary Hamilton, relating to Herries's visit to Buxton.

Herries thanks Hamilton and Dickenson for their help with locating lodgings for her stay in Buxton. Herries had written Dickenson on Saturday (HAM/1/17/155) to inform him of Nina Herries's illness and the necessity of 'putting off if possible the arranged lodgings'. Nina is now much improved and they hope to set out for Buxton next Friday and she hopes to take the same lodgings. The letter ends on the subject of the upcoming wedding of Hamilton's sister-in-law Elizabeth to the Chevalier Palombi. Herries knows that Hamilton and her family will be in a 'bustle' at the moment over this.

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/1/17/156
  • Title: Letter from Lady Catherine Herries (née Foote) to Mary Hamilton
  • Origin Place: London
  • Date of Creation: 23 July 1791
  • Date of Sending: 23 July 1791
  • Recipient(s): Hamilton, Mary
  • Destination: to be determined
  • Language(s): English
  • Extent: 1 sheet
  • 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: 2022-07-30

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/1/17/156
    • Title: Letter from Lady Catherine Herries (née Foote) to Mary Hamilton
    • Origin Place: London
    • Date of Creation: 23 July 1791
    • Date of Sending: 23 July 1791
    • Recipient(s): Hamilton, Mary
    • Destination: to be determined
    • Language(s): English
    • Extent: 1 sheet
    • 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: 2022-07-30

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