Image Number	HAM_1_15_2_6.pdf
Reference Number	HAM/1/15/2/6
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	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
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm)	2014-07
Metadata Language	eng-GB
Collection Code	Mary Hamilton Collection
