Image Number	HAM_1_15_2_1.pdf
Reference Number	HAM/1/15/2/1
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 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	1779-1784
Description	In the first letter, dated 8 November 1779, Hamilton writes of an unwelcome visit by a gentleman. She notes that a man (whose name has been censored from the letter but it may have possibly been William Wake) 'took it into his head to pay me a visit'. Hamilton writes that she was frightened and confused as she 'dreaded any one coming and finding him in my apartments'. She notes that he actually told a foolish woman' that she had previously mentioned to Gunning and declared that he was aware of Hamilton's confusion and 'wish[e]d he had taken advantage of it'. He said that he could not bear the 'torture of suspense' which he has had for two years. Hamilton did not want to appear rude to him and she acknowledges that his behaviour towards her was respectable. In the second note (not dated) Hamilton writes on gossip.
Language Code	eng-GB
Subject	Great Britain--Social life and customs
Subject	Letters
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
Notes	Part of the sheet has been cut away and a second note has been pasted on to the back of the letter. A section of the letter has been censored and crossed out.
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd)	2014-07-27
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
