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. He writes of his sister's [Mainie-Schaw Napier] engagement to Dr [Andrew] Hunter, a clergyman who possesses some fortune although he is not affluent. He thinks that Hunter is the best match that his sister can expect and that he suits her ‘temper’. Hunter is not precisely what he himself wanted in a brother-in-law, but he realises that he will be good for his sister.</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>Dated at Edinburgh.</p>

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