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

Herries (née Foote), Catherine

The Mary Hamilton Papers

<p style='text-align: justify;'>Letter from Lady Catherine Herries to John Dickenson, enquiring about Mary Hamilton's health and informing him that a proposed trip abroad has been cancelled.</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>Lady Herries has deferred writing in hopes of hearing from Hamilton herself but has decided to delay no longer so that she can inform them that her proposed trip abroad has been cancelled, as Sir Robert [Herries] is to return home. Herries is anxious to hear about Hamilton as she fears that her silence is due to illness. She continues writing on her own health noting that her eyes remain weak and that Nina Herries is now writing this letter on her behalf as she is unable to write herself.</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>Dated at St. James's Street, [London].</p>

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