Image Number	HAM_1_15_1_10.pdf
Reference Number	HAM/1/15/1/10
Link to Catalogue	<A href="https://www.librarysearch.manchester.ac.uk/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma992976139180301631&context=L&vid=44MAN_INST:MU_NUI&search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&tab=Everything&lang=en">Mary Hamilton Papers</a>
Series Title	Correspondence from Charlotte Margaret Gunning
Parent Work Title	Letter from Charlotte Margaret Gunning to Mary Hamilton
Creator	Gunning, Charlotte Margaret, 1759-1794
Creator Role	Author
Date Created	1786-16-01
Description	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'.
Language Code	eng-GB
Subject	Letters
Subject	Great Britain--Social life and customs
Category of Material	Archives
Sub-Category	Correspondence
Technique Used	Handwriting
Medium	Ink
Support	Paper
Time Period Covered	18th Century CE
People Covered	Hamilton, Mary, 1756-1816
Current Repository	The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image	The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Work	Copyright restrictions may apply
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd)	2014-06-26
Image Creation Technique	Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights	<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-sa/4.0/88x31.png"></a>
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm)	2014-07
Metadata Language	eng-GB
Collection Code	Mary Hamilton Papers
