Diplomatic Text
My dear Sir,
I can not well expreʃs my obligations for your very kind letters
which I have received yesterday & to day; as I am aware of the
great danger that attends my dear daughter's disorder my af=
fliction & anxiety are inexpreʃsible, she was precisely in the
same situation here, three years ago under the care of Dr. Parry,
who had the greatest apprehensions for her but after having been
inflated in the most dreadful manner with excruciating pain
she returned to her usual shape in one night's time, but as she
has had since frequent relapses, I consider her in very great dan=
ger & am therefore anxious beyond measure that the ablest
advice may be immediately call'd in. Having had many oppor
tunities of discovering my dearest daughter's excellent disposition
during her late severe trials, I flatterd myself she might be
permitted to enjoy, even in this life, some years of happineʃs, but
if this is not to be granted, it woud ill become me not to submit
to the dispensations of providence with patience & humble
resignation; the reflexion of my having acquitted myself to this
dear & invaluable friend in the crisis of her affliction will
be my principal consolation, shoud it be the will of Pro=
vidence to take her from us. I find myself so overcome with
distreʃs, that I must beg you will excuse my quitting this painful
subject, but it must not be without repeating my most grateful
thanks to you & Mrs. Dickenson for your very affectionate atten
tion, I remain
My dear Sir,
Your faithful humble Servant
Frederick Hamilton
Brock St. Bath
May 20th. 1810[1]
My best Compts. to Miʃs Dickenson
[5]
red text is normalised and/or unformatted in other panel)
Notes
1. This dateline appears to the left of the closing salutation and signature.
2. Postmarks 'E 21MY21 [18]10' split above and below address when unfolded, and 'BATH' above address.
3. A large '8' is written to the right of the address, possibly indicating postage due.
4. This date appears to the right of the address, written vertically. The postmark makes clear that this cannot be the date of receipt.
5. Remains of a seal, in red wax.
Normalised Text
My dear Sir,
I can not well express my obligations for your very kind letters
which I have received yesterday & to day; as I am aware of the
great danger that attends my dear daughter's disorder my affliction
& anxiety are inexpressible, she was precisely in the
same situation here, three years ago under the care of Dr. Parry,
who had the greatest apprehensions for her but after having been
inflated in the most dreadful manner with excruciating pain
she returned to her usual shape in one night's time, but as she
has had since frequent relapses, I consider her in very great danger
& am therefore anxious beyond measure that the ablest
advice may be immediately called in. Having had many opportunities
of discovering my dearest daughter's excellent disposition
during her late severe trials, I flattered myself she might be
permitted to enjoy, even in this life, some years of happiness, but
if this is not to be granted, it would ill become me not to submit
to the dispensations of providence with patience & humble
resignation; the reflexion of my having acquitted myself to this
dear & invaluable friend in the crisis of her affliction will
be my principal consolation, should it be the will of Providence
to take her from us. I find myself so overcome with
distress, that I must beg you will excuse my quitting this painful
subject, but it must not be without repeating my most grateful
thanks to you & Mrs. Dickenson for your very affectionate attention
, I remain
My dear Sir,
Your faithful humble Servant
Frederick Hamilton
Brock Street Bath
May 20th. 1810
My best Compliments to Miss Dickenson
49. Welbeck Street
London
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Metadata
Library References
Repository: John Rylands Research Institute and Library, University of Manchester
Archive: Mary Hamilton Papers
Item title: Letter from Frederick Hamilton to John Dickenson
Shelfmark: HAM/1/4/2/21
Correspondence Details
Sender: Frederick Hamilton
Place sent: Bath
Addressee: John Dickenson
Place received: London
Date sent: 20 May 1810
Letter Description
Summary: Letter from Rev. Frederick Hamilton to John Dickenson. The letter relates to the serious illness of Frederick's daughter, Mrs Holman. She suffered the same condition three years ago under the care of Dr Parry, 'who had the greatest apprehensions for her but after having been inflated in the most dreadful manner with excruciating pain she returned to her usual shape in one night's time, but as she has had since frequent relapses, I consider her in very great danger'.
Dated at Bath.
Length: 1 sheet, 285 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).
All quotation marks are retained in the text and are represented by appropriate Unicode characters. Words split across two lines may have a hyphen on the first, the second or both fragments (reco-|ver, imperfect|-ly, satisfacti-|-on); or a double hyphen (pur=|port, dan|=ger, qua=|=litys); or none (respect|ing). Any point in abbreviations with superscripted letter(s) is placed last, regardless of relative left-right orientation in the original. Thus, Mrs. or Mrs may occur, but M.rs or Mr.s do not.
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: Harriet Fitzgerald-Allsopp, 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