The Mary Hamilton Papers : Letter from Mary Hamilton to Eva Maria Garrick
Hamilton, Mary
The Mary Hamilton Papers
<p style='text-align: justify;'>Hoping she will visit; asking about the authorship of a "series of plays" [possibly the Plays on the Passions by Joanna Baillie]; mentioning Lady Emma Hamilton's conduct at Naples (Sir William Hamilton was Mary Hamilton's uncle).</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>Signed "Mrs. Dickenson", Mary Hamilton's married name.</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>With postmark and trace of a seal.</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>Addressed to "Mrs. Garrick / Adelphi Terrace / Strand / London".</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>Eva Maria Garrick was the wife of actor and playwright David Garrick.</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>Part of a large collection of letters principally to and from Horatio Nelson; see main record for MA 321 for more information.</p>