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 that his son William will be fourteen in October and if he had chosen a career at sea (as he once showed an interest in) he would have been ‘packed off to do so next winter’. William has expressed an interest in India and has been offered a place there. He will continue his education with Mr Dundas for another two or three years. Napier writes that he is to go to Newcastle to collect the ‘vagabond’ and bring him home.</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>Dated at Albans Street.</p>

Letter from Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier, to Mary Hamilton (HAM/1/20/151)

Letter from Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier, to Mary Hamilton. He writes that his son William will be fourteen in October and if he had chosen a career at sea (as he once showed an interest in) he would have been ‘packed off to do so next winter’. William has expressed an interest in India and has been offered a place there. He will continue his education with Mr Dundas for another two or three years. Napier writes that he is to go to Newcastle to collect the ‘vagabond’ and bring him home.

Dated at Albans Street.

Information about this document

Physical Location: John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Collection: Mary Hamilton Papers
Classmark: HAM/1/20/151
Title: Letter from Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier, to Mary Hamilton
Language(s): English
Author(s): Napier, Francis Scott, 8th Lord
Origin Place: London
Date of Creation: 28 June 1800
Date of Sending: 28 June 1800
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/1/20/151
Title: Letter from Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier, to Mary Hamilton
Language(s): English
Author(s): Napier, Francis Scott, 8th Lord
Origin Place: London
Date of Creation: 28 June 1800
Date of Sending: 28 June 1800
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