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, concerning the peace with the French. He notes that as he has not a penny in his purse and as he is not likely to get any very soon he has decided to stay away from the Lords and let them 'squabble about the Peace' without his assistance. He sent his Proxy to the 'Magnanimous, Magnificent, and Courtly Baron of Cathcart'. Napier writes that he approves of peace but he will be sorry when the alien Bill is repealed. The French princes are to return to Edinburgh this month which will be dull for them and he doubts that it will be of any benefit to Edinburgh society. He describes himself as a 'great antigallican'.The letter continues with news of Napier's family.Dated at Wilton Lodge [Roxburghshire].

Letter from Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier, to Mary Hamilton (HAM/1/20/162)

Letter from Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier, to Mary Hamilton, concerning the peace with the French. He notes that as he has not a penny in his purse and as he is not likely to get any very soon he has decided to stay away from the Lords and let them 'squabble about the Peace' without his assistance. He sent his Proxy to the 'Magnanimous, Magnificent, and Courtly Baron of Cathcart'. Napier writes that he approves of peace but he will be sorry when the alien Bill is repealed. The French princes are to return to Edinburgh this month which will be dull for them and he doubts that it will be of any benefit to Edinburgh society. He describes himself as a 'great antigallican'.

The letter continues with news of Napier's family.

Dated at Wilton Lodge [Roxburghshire].

Information about this document

Physical Location: John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Collection: Mary Hamilton Papers
Classmark: HAM/1/20/162
Title: Letter from Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier, to Mary Hamilton
Author(s): Napier, Francis Scott, 8th Lord
Origin Place: Roxburghshire
Date of Creation: 9 November 1801
Date of Sending: 9 November 1801
Recipient(s): Hamilton, Mary
Destination: Leighton Buzzard
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 sheet; 513 words
Condition: Not stated.
Script:
Hand of writer of the main text, Francis Napier.
Hand of unknown writer of the annotation on p.3.
Project Information:
Editing supervised by David Denison and Nuria Yáñez-Bouza.
Acknowledgements:
Cataloguer: Crawley, Lisa
Cataloguer: Hodgson, John
Transliterator: Wallis, Christine (completed 2022-01-25)
Last Revised: 2022-03-16

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/1/20/162
Title: Letter from Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier, to Mary Hamilton
Author(s): Napier, Francis Scott, 8th Lord
Origin Place: Roxburghshire
Date of Creation: 9 November 1801
Date of Sending: 9 November 1801
Recipient(s): Hamilton, Mary
Destination: Leighton Buzzard
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 sheet; 513 words
Condition: Not stated.
Script:
Hand of writer of the main text, Francis Napier.
Hand of unknown writer of the annotation on p.3.
Project Information:
Editing supervised by David Denison and Nuria Yáñez-Bouza.
Acknowledgements:
Cataloguer: Crawley, Lisa
Cataloguer: Hodgson, John
Transliterator: Wallis, Christine (completed 2022-01-25)
Last Revised: 2022-03-16