Letter from Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier, to Mary Hamilton. The letter relates to politics, the general election, Napier's position as Commissioner, and news of acquaintances and his family. Napier writes that he is waiting to hear if 'Ministerial punishment was to be inflicted on my Pocket, as well as my vanity'. He is still waiting to find out as Lord Spencer has yet to reply with news as to whether Napier is to retain his position as Commissioner to the General Assembly. He also writes that his son William has appeared in the Gazette as he was involved with the demolition of a fort on the coast of France.
Dated at Queen Street [Edinburgh].
Editing supervised by David Denison and Nuria Yáñez-Bouza.
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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Editing supervised by David Denison and Nuria Yáñez-Bouza.