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, thanking her for 'the fine bird', which they will eat that day. She writes that Mr Sackville has sent Hamilton a small present and wishes he had more to offer. Herries continues on the subject of the shops and grocers she uses when in London. The letter continues on her health, a planned visit to Hamilton and on her need to change her plans after Sir Robert Herries's 'man has got a hurt'.</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>Dated at Buxton, [Derbyshire].</p>

Letter from Lady Catherine Herries (née Foote) to Mary Hamilton (HAM/1/17/159)

Letter from Lady Catherine Herries to Mary Hamilton, thanking her for 'the fine bird', which they will eat that day. She writes that Mr Sackville has sent Hamilton a small present and wishes he had more to offer. Herries continues on the subject of the shops and grocers she uses when in London. The letter continues on her health, a planned visit to Hamilton and on her need to change her plans after Sir Robert Herries's 'man has got a hurt'.

Dated at Buxton, [Derbyshire].

Information about this document

Physical Location: John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Collection: Mary Hamilton Papers
Classmark: HAM/1/17/159
Title: Letter from Lady Catherine Herries (née Foote) to Mary Hamilton
Author(s): Herries (née Foote), Catherine
Origin Place: Buxton
Date of Creation: 14 August 1791
Date of Sending: 14 August 1791
Recipient(s): Hamilton, Mary
Destination: Taxal, near Chapel-en-le-Frith
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: 2023-07-27

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/1/17/159
Title: Letter from Lady Catherine Herries (née Foote) to Mary Hamilton
Author(s): Herries (née Foote), Catherine
Origin Place: Buxton
Date of Creation: 14 August 1791
Date of Sending: 14 August 1791
Recipient(s): Hamilton, Mary
Destination: Taxal, near Chapel-en-le-Frith
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: 2023-07-27