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, concerning the elections. He says that he does not intend to alter his political opinions so it is likely that he will be thrown out of Parliament and that he would probably lose his appointment as the Commissioner of the General Assembly. He writes that if he does lose the election, he will do so 'with Credit, and I shall have no reason to blush for the resolution I have taken of acting, on this occasion consistently with my former conduct'.</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>Dated at Queen Street, [Edinburgh].</p>

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