The Mary Hamilton Papers : Letter from Harriet Foote to Mary Hamilton

Foote, Harriet

The Mary Hamilton Papers

<p style='text-align: justify;'>Letter from Harriet Foote to Mary Hamilton, discussing the health of Lady Catherine Herries. She has been waiting to hear news of Lady Herries from Sir Robert for some days. He tells her that Lady Herries's 'general health appears improved' and that he does not 'apprehend that she has lost ground'. Foote fears that this is 'all we can hope or expect unless some very natural alteration takes place'. The letter continues on an invitation by Hamilton to Foote to visit her at Leighton House.</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>Dated at Weymouth, [Dorset].</p>

Letter from Harriet Foote to Mary Hamilton (HAM/1/17/303)

Letter from Harriet Foote to Mary Hamilton, discussing the health of Lady Catherine Herries. She has been waiting to hear news of Lady Herries from Sir Robert for some days. He tells her that Lady Herries's 'general health appears improved' and that he does not 'apprehend that she has lost ground'. Foote fears that this is 'all we can hope or expect unless some very natural alteration takes place'. The letter continues on an invitation by Hamilton to Foote to visit her at Leighton House.

Dated at Weymouth, [Dorset].

Information about this document

Physical Location: John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Collection: Mary Hamilton Papers
Classmark: HAM/1/17/303
Title: Letter from Harriet Foote to Mary Hamilton
Language(s): English
Author(s): Foote, Harriet
Origin Place: Weymouth
Date of Creation: 15 October 1807
Date of Sending: 15 October 1807
Recipient(s): Hamilton, Mary
Destination: Leighton Buzzard
Date of Receipt: not before 19 October 1807
Extent: 1 sheet
Condition: Not stated.
Script:
Hand of writer of the main text, Harriet Foote.
Project Information:
Editing supervised by David Denison and Nuria Yáñez-Bouza.
Acknowledgements:
Cataloguer: Crawley, Lisa
Cataloguer: Hodgson, John
Last Revised: 2023-08-03

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/1/17/303
Title: Letter from Harriet Foote to Mary Hamilton
Language(s): English
Author(s): Foote, Harriet
Origin Place: Weymouth
Date of Creation: 15 October 1807
Date of Sending: 15 October 1807
Recipient(s): Hamilton, Mary
Destination: Leighton Buzzard
Date of Receipt: not before 19 October 1807
Extent: 1 sheet
Condition: Not stated.
Script:
Hand of writer of the main text, Harriet Foote.
Project Information:
Editing supervised by David Denison and Nuria Yáñez-Bouza.
Acknowledgements:
Cataloguer: Crawley, Lisa
Cataloguer: Hodgson, John
Last Revised: 2023-08-03