Letter from Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier, to Mary Hamilton (HAM/1/20/105)
Letter from Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier, to Mary Hamilton, concerning the health of his wife, the cost of travel and his intention of having his son educated in England when he is of an age. He writes that as Hamilton is ’one of the Blue Stocking Tribe [he] shall certainly consult you on the proper mode of conducting a matter of such importance’.
Dated at Greencroft.
Information about this document
- Physical Location: John Rylands Research Institute and Library
- Collection: Mary Hamilton Papers
- Classmark: HAM/1/20/105
- Title: Letter from Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier, to Mary Hamilton
- Language(s): English
- Author(s): Napier, Francis Scott, 8th Lord
- Origin Place: Greencroft
- Date of Creation: 27 August 1788
- Date of Sending: 28 August 1788
- Recipient(s): Hamilton, Mary
- Destination: Richmond
- Extent: 1 sheet; 733 words
- Condition: Not stated.
- Script:Hand of writer of the main text, Francis Napier.Hand of writer of the address and provider of the free frank, Sir Thomas Clavering.
- Project Information:
Editing supervised by David Denison and Nuria Yáñez-Bouza.
- Acknowledgements:Cataloguer: Crawley, LisaCataloguer: Hodgson, JohnTransliterator: Wallis, Christine (completed 2021-10-19)
- Last Revised: 2022-02-27
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/1/20/105
- Title: Letter from Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier, to Mary Hamilton
- Language(s): English
- Author(s): Napier, Francis Scott, 8th Lord
- Origin Place: Greencroft
- Date of Creation: 27 August 1788
- Date of Sending: 28 August 1788
- Recipient(s): Hamilton, Mary
- Destination: Richmond
- Extent: 1 sheet; 733 words
- Condition: Not stated.
- Script:Hand of writer of the main text, Francis Napier.Hand of writer of the address and provider of the free frank, Sir Thomas Clavering.
- Project Information:
Editing supervised by David Denison and Nuria Yáñez-Bouza.
- Acknowledgements:Cataloguer: Crawley, LisaCataloguer: Hodgson, JohnTransliterator: Wallis, Christine (completed 2021-10-19)
- Last Revised: 2022-02-27
