COLLECTION NAME:
Mary Hamilton Papers
Record
Image Number:
HAM_1_15_2_6.pdf
Reference Number:
HAM/1/15/2/6
Link to Catalogue:
Series Title:
Correspondence from Mary Hamilton to Charlotte Margaret Gunning
Parent Work Title:
Notes from Mary Hamilton to Charlotte Margaret Gunning
Creator:
Hamilton, Mary, 1756-1816
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1780-06-24
Description:
Hamilton writes of her trust of people and that she would 'rather be a dupe than condemn without having some grounds for objection'. She notes that she always suffers 'exquisitely from finding myself deceived in a character that I dread when once I have form[e]d a good opinion, to find I have err[e]d in judgement'. She advises Gunning not to get into the habit of listening to common reports of people. Hamilton refers to Lord Stormont and notes that his actions at any other time would have been deemed as arrogant but if one reflects on his current 'state of mind both on his uncles and his own account' and his role as a minister then we should be more charitable. She nevertheless does not excuse his actions as he should have treated those he offers protection to with hospitality and she hopes that he has just been 'misrepresented'. Details as to the what incident this relates to are not given. Hamilton also writes of her time at Eastbourne and of Lady Finch and her other companions.
Language Code:
eng-GB
Subject:
Great Britain--Court and courtiers
Subject:
Letters
Category of Material:
Archives
Sub-Category:
Correspondence
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
England: East Sussex: Eastbourne
Time Period Covered:
18th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: East Sussex: Eastbourne
People Covered:
Hamilton, Mary, 1756-1816
People Covered:
Finch, Charlotte, 1725-1813
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):
2014-07-27
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2014-07
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Mary Hamilton Collection