Image Number	HAM11921.pdf
Reference Number	HAM/1/19/21
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 William 7th Lord Napier
Parent Work Title	Letter from William 7th Lord Napier
Creator	Napier, William, 7th Lord Napier, 1730–1775 Napier, 1730–1775
Creator Role	Author
Date Created	1772-10-26
Description	Napier writes to Hamilton advising her to contact her uncle, Lord Cathcart. He notes that it is 'always worth every body's trouble to keep well with their connections' especially for someone such as Hamilton whose disposition is one that always 'wishes to do right'. Hamilton is advised to congratulate Cathcart on his return to Britain and to make an apology for her delay in doing so. Napier continues in the letter to write on Hamilton's health and apologizes that he will be unable to go to London even to see her as he is 'tied by the foot in such a manner taking care of a parcel of boys' [his regiment]. Napier also alludes to a romantic attachment that Hamilton has. Touching on the subject of the Americas, Napier notes that Mrs Litchfield had told Hamilton the truth 'about schooling children by the Blacks in America they likewise do the same in both the East & West Indies so that deceit & treachery are commonly most happily blended in most if not all the Americans, East & West Indians'. He continues on the subject of the characteristics of the people of the age as being one of scandal and back-biting especially amongst those of high society. Napier ends his letter on the subject of the Seventh Dragoons [regiment that is to camp near Hamilton's] which he understands to have some fine looking young men in it who will make a great addition at a country assembly by 'dancing with the Misses'. Dated at Canterbury.
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
Creation Site	England: Kent: Canterbury
Time Period Covered	18th Century CE
People Covered	Napier, William, 7th Lord
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)	2011-12-01
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)	2012-09
Metadata Language	eng-GB
Collection Code	Mary Hamilton Papers
