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

Napier, Francis Scott, 8th Lord

The Mary Hamilton Papers

Letter from Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier, to Mary Hamilton. He may have to go to Court to present a memorial from his relation Colonel Napier to the King. This would be inconvenient for him to do and he has written to Lord Stormont to see if he will take it, but is not hopeful that he will, for Napier to go to Court and stay in town for just two nights would cost him almost £30. The distance from London is 113 miles and to travel there would cost a further £14 and a suit of Regimentals would cost him £11.The letter continues with news of his family and ends with him noting that he differs in his opinion of Hamilton's in the idea of starving himself before he goes to Court. He writes that ‘a Lord can not be a great man unless he is a man of weight’.Dated at Worcester.

Letter from Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier, to Mary Hamilton (HAM/1/20/57)

Letter from Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier, to Mary Hamilton. He may have to go to Court to present a memorial from his relation Colonel Napier to the King. This would be inconvenient for him to do and he has written to Lord Stormont to see if he will take it, but is not hopeful that he will, for Napier to go to Court and stay in town for just two nights would cost him almost £30. The distance from London is 113 miles and to travel there would cost a further £14 and a suit of Regimentals would cost him £11.

The letter continues with news of his family and ends with him noting that he differs in his opinion of Hamilton's in the idea of starving himself before he goes to Court. He writes that ‘a Lord can not be a great man unless he is a man of weight’.

Dated at Worcester.

Information about this document

Physical Location: John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Collection: Mary Hamilton Papers
Classmark: HAM/1/20/57
Title: Letter from Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier, to Mary Hamilton
Language(s): English
Author(s): Napier, Francis Scott, 8th Lord
Origin Place: Worcester
Date of Creation: 21 January 1782
Date of Sending: 21 January 1782
Recipient(s): Hamilton, Mary
Destination: to be determined
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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Information about this document

Physical Location: John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Collection: Mary Hamilton Papers
Classmark: HAM/1/20/57
Title: Letter from Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier, to Mary Hamilton
Language(s): English
Author(s): Napier, Francis Scott, 8th Lord
Origin Place: Worcester
Date of Creation: 21 January 1782
Date of Sending: 21 January 1782
Recipient(s): Hamilton, Mary
Destination: to be determined
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