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

Murray (née Cathcart), Louisa

The Mary Hamilton Papers

Letter from Louisa Murray, Lady Stormont, to Mary Hamilton. She admits to being a bad correspondent but she has led a life of anxiety over the past many months, caused in part by her concern for the health of her children. She reports that her daughter Caroline improves daily and her constitution is more strengthened. She continues her letter on the subject of her children and writes that William is now at College and Charles and Henry are ‘very good company at home’.Stormont writes on her visit to Scotland [for an election in which Lord Stormont] was sitting and reports that he received the ‘greatest number of votes’ and on the marriage of a relation and ends her letter by enquiring about Louisa Hamilton and by requesting an account of how Hamilton spends her time.Dated at Little Grove.

Letter from Louisa Murray, Lady Stormont, to Mary Hamilton (HAM/1/18/179)

Letter from Louisa Murray, Lady Stormont, to Mary Hamilton. She admits to being a bad correspondent but she has led a life of anxiety over the past many months, caused in part by her concern for the health of her children. She reports that her daughter Caroline improves daily and her constitution is more strengthened. She continues her letter on the subject of her children and writes that William is now at College and Charles and Henry are ‘very good company at home’.

Stormont writes on her visit to Scotland [for an election in which Lord Stormont] was sitting and reports that he received the ‘greatest number of votes’ and on the marriage of a relation and ends her letter by enquiring about Louisa Hamilton and by requesting an account of how Hamilton spends her time.

Dated at Little Grove.

Information about this document

Physical Location: John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Collection: Mary Hamilton Papers
Classmark: HAM/1/18/179
Title: Letter from Louisa Murray, Lady Stormont, to Mary Hamilton
Language(s): English
Author(s): Murray (née Cathcart), Louisa
Origin Place: East Barnet
Date of Creation: 23 September 1790
Date of Sending: 23 September 1790
Recipient(s): Hamilton, Mary
Destination: to be determined
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).

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Information about this document

Physical Location: John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Collection: Mary Hamilton Papers
Classmark: HAM/1/18/179
Title: Letter from Louisa Murray, Lady Stormont, to Mary Hamilton
Language(s): English
Author(s): Murray (née Cathcart), Louisa
Origin Place: East Barnet
Date of Creation: 23 September 1790
Date of Sending: 23 September 1790
Recipient(s): Hamilton, Mary
Destination: to be determined
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