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. She thanks Hamilton for her letter and asks if she had received her own, which was sent under the care of Lord Napier and which also included a letter to pass on to Mrs Carter (HAM/1/17/243). It is a pleasure for Herries to receive Hamilton's letters. They bring Herries 'back to people & scenes so dear to me & above all to yourself', but she does not wish Hamilton to write them if it would 'worry' her to do so, as this would take the pleasure away from her. Herries has not heard anything from Miss Bowdler and is anxious to hear from her, especially so because of 'this dreadful French fleet gone no one knows not where'. She is also concerned for her brother [Edward Foote]. Herries ends her letter writing that she is sorry to hear that Hannah More is still unwell'.</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>Dated at Cheltenham.</p>

Letter from Lady Catherine Herries (née Foote) to Mary Hamilton (HAM/1/17/244)

Letter from Lady Catherine Herries to Mary Hamilton. She thanks Hamilton for her letter and asks if she had received her own, which was sent under the care of Lord Napier and which also included a letter to pass on to Mrs Carter (HAM/1/17/243). It is a pleasure for Herries to receive Hamilton's letters. They bring Herries 'back to people & scenes so dear to me & above all to yourself', but she does not wish Hamilton to write them if it would 'worry' her to do so, as this would take the pleasure away from her. Herries has not heard anything from Miss Bowdler and is anxious to hear from her, especially so because of 'this dreadful French fleet gone no one knows not where'. She is also concerned for her brother [Edward Foote]. Herries ends her letter writing that she is sorry to hear that Hannah More is still unwell'.

Dated at Cheltenham.

Information about this document

Physical Location: John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Collection: Mary Hamilton Papers
Classmark: HAM/1/17/244
Title: Letter from Lady Catherine Herries (née Foote) to Mary Hamilton
Language(s): English
Author(s): Herries (née Foote), Catherine
Origin Place: Cheltenham
Date of Creation: 13 May 1799
Date of Sending: 13 May 1799
Recipient(s): Hamilton, Mary
Destination: London
Date of Receipt: not before 14 May 1799
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: 2023-08-02

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/1/17/244
Title: Letter from Lady Catherine Herries (née Foote) to Mary Hamilton
Language(s): English
Author(s): Herries (née Foote), Catherine
Origin Place: Cheltenham
Date of Creation: 13 May 1799
Date of Sending: 13 May 1799
Recipient(s): Hamilton, Mary
Destination: London
Date of Receipt: not before 14 May 1799
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: 2023-08-02