The Mary Hamilton Papers : Letter from Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier, to Mary Hamilton

Napier, Francis Scott, 8th Lord

The Mary Hamilton Papers

<p style='text-align: justify;'>Letter from Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier, to Mary Hamilton, concerning the death of his father. His family's loss is great but their grief is 'entirely selfish' as there was no hope of his father's health improving. The immediate cause of death was a burst blood-vessel in his chest. He was out of town when he heard the news of his father's illness and was not able to get home to see him before he died. He now has ‘four orphan sisters to protect and provide for’ and he will do all he can to alleviate their grief.</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>Dated at Edinburgh.</p>

Letter from Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier, to Mary Hamilton (HAM/1/20/2)

Letter from Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier, to Mary Hamilton, concerning the death of his father. His family's loss is great but their grief is 'entirely selfish' as there was no hope of his father's health improving. The immediate cause of death was a burst blood-vessel in his chest. He was out of town when he heard the news of his father's illness and was not able to get home to see him before he died. He now has ‘four orphan sisters to protect and provide for’ and he will do all he can to alleviate their grief.

Dated at Edinburgh.

Information about this document

Physical Location: John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Collection: Mary Hamilton Papers
Classmark: HAM/1/20/2
Title: Letter from Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier, to Mary Hamilton
Author(s): Napier, Francis Scott, 8th Lord
Origin Place: Edinburgh
Date of Creation: 26 January 1775
Date of Sending: 26 January 1775
Recipient(s): Hamilton, Mary
Destination: unknown
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 sheet; 254 words
Condition: Not stated.
Script:
Hand of writer of the main text, Francis Napier.
Project Information:
Editing supervised by David Denison and Nuria Yáñez-Bouza.
Acknowledgements:
Transliterator: McLoughlin, Alex (submitted 2021-07-26)
Cataloguer: Crawley, Lisa
Cataloguer: Hodgson, John
Transliterator: Wallis, Christine (completed 2021-09-06)
Last Revised: 2021-12-03

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/1/20/2
Title: Letter from Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier, to Mary Hamilton
Author(s): Napier, Francis Scott, 8th Lord
Origin Place: Edinburgh
Date of Creation: 26 January 1775
Date of Sending: 26 January 1775
Recipient(s): Hamilton, Mary
Destination: unknown
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 sheet; 254 words
Condition: Not stated.
Script:
Hand of writer of the main text, Francis Napier.
Project Information:
Editing supervised by David Denison and Nuria Yáñez-Bouza.
Acknowledgements:
Transliterator: McLoughlin, Alex (submitted 2021-07-26)
Cataloguer: Crawley, Lisa
Cataloguer: Hodgson, John
Transliterator: Wallis, Christine (completed 2021-09-06)
Last Revised: 2021-12-03