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My Dear Mrs. Dickenson
I happen'd to be with Mr. Greville when he receiv'd
the Heritable Bond, & when I came home I also found
your letter; with regard to the Assignment of the Bond to me in
Trust, I shall apply to you & Mr. Dickenson when I
shall have receiv'd the proper Instructions from
Scotland, I propose it shou'd be in the name of my
Friend Sir William Cunynghame. If Mr. Dickenson
will send an Order to his Banker to receive the Money
it shall be paid on the day. The following Receipt
upon a Shilling Stamp signed by Mr. Dickenson and
you will be authority sufficient.
Receiv'd from The Revd. Frederick Hamilton the
Thousand Pounds Sterlg. due to my Wife Mrs. Mary
Dickenson upon an Heritable Bond of Provision
granted to her by her Father The Honble. Charles Hamilton deceas'd,
together with Twenty Five Pounds being half a years
Interest upon the same due the 13th. of May 1786,
which we acknowledge to be in full of all Demands
whatever -- .
We receiv'd yesterday the afflicting account of the death
of poor Lord Brooke who was taken ill at a Gentleman's
House on his way to Winchester & died in six hours after;
these are all the particulars I have yet heard. Sr. James
& Lady Caroline Peachy are in the utmost affliction.
Mrs. Hamilton & my Daughter desire to be affectionately
rememberd to you & Mr. Dickenson. Robert we hear is
very well, it has happen'd by chance that we have not
seen him lately Adieu Dear Madam I remain
Your faithful & Affectionate
Humble Servant
Frederick Hamilton
Bedford Square
May 4th. 1786.[1]
P. S.
You will please to observe that Mr. Dickenson's
order is to be sent to my House. If I should not be at
home I will not fail to call upon his Banker the same
day or certainly the next
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My Dear Mrs. Dickenson
I happened to be with Mr. Greville when he received
the Heritable Bond, & when I came home I also found
your letter; with regard to the Assignment of the Bond to me in
Trust, I shall apply to you & Mr. Dickenson when I
shall have received the proper Instructions from
Scotland, I propose it should be in the name of my
Friend Sir William Cunynghame. If Mr. Dickenson
will send an Order to his Banker to receive the Money
it shall be paid on the day. The following Receipt
upon a Shilling Stamp signed by Mr. Dickenson and
you will be authority sufficient.
Received from The Reverend Frederick Hamilton the
Thousand Pounds Sterling due to my Wife Mrs. Mary
Dickenson upon an Heritable Bond of Provision
granted to her by her Father The Honourable Charles Hamilton deceased,
together with Twenty Five Pounds being half a years
Interest upon the same due the 13th. of May 1786,
which we acknowledge to be in full of all Demands
whatever -- .
We received yesterday the afflicting account of the death
of poor Lord Brooke who was taken ill at a Gentleman's
House on his way to Winchester & died in six hours after;
these are all the particulars I have yet heard. Sir James
& Lady Caroline Peachy are in the utmost affliction.
Mrs. Hamilton & my Daughter desire to be affectionately
remembered to you & Mr. Dickenson. Robert we hear is
very well, it has happened by chance that we have not
seen him lately Adieu Dear Madam I remain
Your faithful & Affectionate
Humble Servant
Frederick Hamilton
Bedford Square
May 4th. 1786.
P. S.
You will please to observe that Mr. Dickenson's
order is to be sent to my House. If I should not be at
home I will not fail to call upon his Banker the same
day or certainly the next
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Library References
Repository: John Rylands Research Institute and Library, University of Manchester
Archive: Mary Hamilton Papers
Item title: Letter from Frederick Hamilton to Mary Hamilton
Shelfmark: HAM/1/4/1/29
Correspondence Details
Sender: Frederick Hamilton
Place sent: London
Addressee: Mary Hamilton
Place received: unknown
Date sent: 4 May 1786
Letter Description
Summary: Letter from Rev. Frederick Hamilton to Mary Hamilton. The letter discusses the assignment to Frederick in trust of the heritable bond for £1000, which was granted to Mary by her late father, Charles Hamilton. He adds that he heard yesterday of the death of 'poor Lord Brooke' [George Greville (1772-1786), Lord Brooke, son of the 2nd Earl of Warwick], who was taken ill on his way to Winchester.
Dated at Bedford Square [London].
Length: 1 sheet, 317 words
Transliteration Information
Editorial declaration: First edited in the project 'Image to Text' (David Denison & Nuria Yáñez-Bouza, 2013-2019), now incorporated in the project 'Unlocking the Mary Hamilton Papers' (Hannah Barker, Sophie Coulombeau, David Denison, Tino Oudesluijs, Cassandra Ulph, Christine Wallis & Nuria Yáñez-Bouza, 2019-2023).
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Acknowledgements: XML version: Research Assistant funding in 2013/14 provided by G.L. Brook bequest, University of Manchester.
Research assistant: George Bailey, undergraduate student, University of Manchester
Transliterator: Gemma Warren, undergraduate student, University of Manchester (submitted December 2013)
Transliterator: Aina Jabeen-Khan, undergraduate student, University of Manchester (submitted December 2013)
Cataloguer: Lisa Crawley, Archivist, The John Rylands Library
Cataloguer: John Hodgson, Head of Special Collections, John Rylands Research Institute and Library
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Revision date: 2 November 2021