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, informing her of the death of Charles Brown [Hamilton's land agent in Scotland], which is the reason why the remittance from Scotland has not yet been paid. He also writes that his sister has not recovered well from the birth of her son. She is suffering from a cough and breathfulness. He hopes that this will not affect her lungs.</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>Dated at Welwyn, [Hertfordshire].</p>

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Letter from Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier, to Mary Hamilton (HAM/1/20/49)

Letter from Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier, to Mary Hamilton, informing her of the death of Charles Brown [Hamilton's land agent in Scotland], which is the reason why the remittance from Scotland has not yet been paid. He also writes that his sister has not recovered well from the birth of her son. She is suffering from a cough and breathfulness. He hopes that this will not affect her lungs.

Dated at Welwyn, [Hertfordshire].

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  • Physical Location: John Rylands Research Institute and Library
  • Collection: Mary Hamilton Papers
  • Classmark: HAM/1/20/49
  • Title: Letter from Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier, to Mary Hamilton
  • Origin Place: Welwyn
  • Date of Creation: 26 May 1781
  • Date of Sending: 26 May 1781
  • 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, Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier.
  • Project Information:

    Editing supervised by David Denison and Nuria Yáñez-Bouza.

  • Acknowledgements:
    Cataloguer: Crawley, Lisa
    Cataloguer: Hodgson, John
  • Last Revised: 2022-07-22

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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    • Physical Location: John Rylands Research Institute and Library
    • Collection: Mary Hamilton Papers
    • Classmark: HAM/1/20/49
    • Title: Letter from Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier, to Mary Hamilton
    • Origin Place: Welwyn
    • Date of Creation: 26 May 1781
    • Date of Sending: 26 May 1781
    • 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, Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier.
    • Project Information:

      Editing supervised by David Denison and Nuria Yáñez-Bouza.

    • Acknowledgements:
      Cataloguer: Crawley, Lisa
      Cataloguer: Hodgson, John
    • Last Revised: 2022-07-22
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