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, noting the death of Samuel Johnson (1709-1784, author and lexicographer). ‘I could not resist the inclination I felt to condole with you and the rest of the Indigo tribe on the death of Dr Johnston [<i>sic</i>]. Alas poor Mary he fell a victim to Signora Piozzi's marriage therefore I insist if you are not already married, that you will not by a pretended cruelty run the risk of sacrificing Mr Dickenson. It would certainly make a fine subject for a Poem for the blue stocking tribe that one of the society had murdered a deserving young man’. Lord Napier suggests, somewhat in jest, that Johnson died of a broken heart because of Hester Thrale's marriage and teases Hamilton about her own forthcoming marriage to John Dickenson. </p><p style='text-align: justify;'>Dated at Dublin Barracks.</p>

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Letter from Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier, to Mary Hamilton (HAM/1/20/90)

Letter from Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier, to Mary Hamilton, noting the death of Samuel Johnson (1709-1784, author and lexicographer). ‘I could not resist the inclination I felt to condole with you and the rest of the Indigo tribe on the death of Dr Johnston [sic]. Alas poor Mary he fell a victim to Signora Piozzi's marriage therefore I insist if you are not already married, that you will not by a pretended cruelty run the risk of sacrificing Mr Dickenson. It would certainly make a fine subject for a Poem for the blue stocking tribe that one of the society had murdered a deserving young man’. Lord Napier suggests, somewhat in jest, that Johnson died of a broken heart because of Hester Thrale's marriage and teases Hamilton about her own forthcoming marriage to John Dickenson.

Dated at Dublin Barracks.

Information about this document

  • Physical Location: John Rylands Research Institute and Library
  • Collection: Mary Hamilton Papers
  • Classmark: HAM/1/20/90
  • Title: Letter from Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier, to Mary Hamilton
  • Language(s): English
  • Origin Place: Dublin
  • Date of Creation: 20 December 1784
  • Date of Sending: 20 December 1784
  • Recipient(s): Hamilton, Mary
  • Destination: London
  • Extent: 1 sheet; 462 words
  • Condition: Not stated.
  • Script:
    Hand of writer of the main text, Francis Napier.
    Hand of writer of the annotation on p.3, probably Mary Hamilton.
  • Project Information:

    Editing supervised by David Denison and Nuria Yáñez-Bouza.

  • Acknowledgements:
    Cataloguer: Crawley, Lisa
    Cataloguer: Hodgson, John
    Transliterator: Wallis, Christine (completed 2021-09-28)
  • 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/1/20/90
    • Title: Letter from Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier, to Mary Hamilton
    • Language(s): English
    • Origin Place: Dublin
    • Date of Creation: 20 December 1784
    • Date of Sending: 20 December 1784
    • Recipient(s): Hamilton, Mary
    • Destination: London
    • Extent: 1 sheet; 462 words
    • Condition: Not stated.
    • Script:
      Hand of writer of the main text, Francis Napier.
      Hand of writer of the annotation on p.3, probably Mary Hamilton.
    • Project Information:

      Editing supervised by David Denison and Nuria Yáñez-Bouza.

    • Acknowledgements:
      Cataloguer: Crawley, Lisa
      Cataloguer: Hodgson, John
      Transliterator: Wallis, Christine (completed 2021-09-28)
    • Last Revised: 2021-12-03

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