Detail View: Mary Hamilton Papers:
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Image Number:
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HAM_1_15_1_10.pdf
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Reference Number:
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HAM/1/15/1/10
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Link to Catalogue:
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Series Title:
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Correspondence from Charlotte Margaret Gunning
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Parent Work Title:
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Letter from Charlotte Margaret Gunning to Mary Hamilton
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Creator:
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Gunning, Charlotte Margaret, 1759-1794
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Date Created:
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1786-16-01
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Description:
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The letter relates to Gunnings feelings as well as with news of family and friends and the Princesses. Gunning asks for news on Lady Wake and wonders why she has not heard from Hamilton for some time. She continues noting her high regard for Hamilton and her wish to have news of her. The letter continues with general news of friends and family and on what Gunning has been doing. She writes of having walked in the park without a hat for hours and of her sister enjoying the society in Nancy. Stephen Digby is in town and suffering from gout. He looks 'like Death, and is more out of spirits and melancholy than you can imagine'. Gunning also writes of her feelings. She is in an 'uncomfortable state of mind' and is not happy. She feels 'heavy, stupid, indifferent. I should like never to leave my room or open my lips'. She would give way to such feelings if her friends did not force her to go out but she continues that she does go out each day. Society at times amuses her and 'her spirits are raised, but these are only false ones'. She keeps her mind occupied with her father's business and notes that she writes at least four letters a day. In her leisure time she is learning to play the harpsichord. Even so, she notes '[y]et all this does not do'.
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Language Code:
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eng-GB
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Subject:
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Letters
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Subject:
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Great Britain--Social life and customs
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Category of Material:
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Archives
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Sub-Category:
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Correspondence
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Paper
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Time Period Covered:
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18th Century CE
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People Covered:
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Hamilton, Mary, 1756-1816
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights Holder - Work:
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Copyright restrictions may apply
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2014-06-26
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2014-07
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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Collection Code:
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Mary Hamilton Papers
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