The Mary Hamilton Papers : Letter from Louisa Murray, Lady Stormont, to Mary Hamilton

Murray (née Cathcart), Louisa

The Mary Hamilton Papers

<p style='text-align: justify;'>Letter from Louisa Murray, Lady Stormont, to Mary Hamilton, relating to Stormont's family and how they spend their time. Stormont believes that Hamilton is a favourite of her son William as he often talks of her and then 'hides his face'. She writes of having some curtains hung and that when William heard he started crying [imagining that it was people who were getting hung] and asked 'if they were quite dead & [...] would come back & said pray forgive them only this one time & they never will do so no more'. Stormont continues her letter with news of her other children. She also writes of the Royal family and that she is glad to hear from Hamilton that the princes and princesses enjoy sea-bathing and asks Hamilton if she has attempted it herself. Stormont concludes her letter with news of family and friends including Colonel Greville and Lady Warwick.</p>

Letter from Louisa Murray, Lady Stormont, to Mary Hamilton (HAM/1/18/17)

Letter from Louisa Murray, Lady Stormont, to Mary Hamilton, relating to Stormont's family and how they spend their time. Stormont believes that Hamilton is a favourite of her son William as he often talks of her and then 'hides his face'. She writes of having some curtains hung and that when William heard he started crying [imagining that it was people who were getting hung] and asked 'if they were quite dead & [...] would come back & said pray forgive them only this one time & they never will do so no more'. Stormont continues her letter with news of her other children. She also writes of the Royal family and that she is glad to hear from Hamilton that the princes and princesses enjoy sea-bathing and asks Hamilton if she has attempted it herself. Stormont concludes her letter with news of family and friends including Colonel Greville and Lady Warwick.

Information about this document

Physical Location: John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Collection: Mary Hamilton Papers
Classmark: HAM/1/18/17
Title: Letter from Louisa Murray, Lady Stormont, to Mary Hamilton
Author(s): Murray (née Cathcart), Louisa
Origin Place: to be determined
Date of Creation: 19 July 1780
Date of Sending: 19 July 1780
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, Louisa Murray, Lady Stormont.
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).

Want to know more?

Under the 'More' menu you can find metadata about the item, any transcription and translation we have of the text and find out about downloading or sharing this image.

No Contents List Available

Information about this document

Physical Location: John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Collection: Mary Hamilton Papers
Classmark: HAM/1/18/17
Title: Letter from Louisa Murray, Lady Stormont, to Mary Hamilton
Author(s): Murray (née Cathcart), Louisa
Origin Place: to be determined
Date of Creation: 19 July 1780
Date of Sending: 19 July 1780
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, Louisa Murray, Lady Stormont.
Project Information:
Editing supervised by David Denison and Nuria Yáñez-Bouza.
Acknowledgements:
Cataloguer: Crawley, Lisa
Cataloguer: Hodgson, John
Last Revised: 2022-07-30