Diplomatic Text
My dear Sir
Mrs. Mann arrived here yesterday morning, & we were
not long in settling our busineʃs; she had every thing ar=
ranged in so clear a manner & so corresponding with your
account that not a single difficulty occurrd; it was to be
expected upon such an event great expence must be incurrd,
but by her good management considerable abuses were
prevented. Mr Holman immediately after the death of his
his Wife call'd for her keys, & in the presence of Mrs. Mann
took out of her drawers £100 belonging to me, & £30 in a draft
belonging to mehim which he said he wou'd mention to
me tho' he did not say a word upon the subject, his laying
hands upon the £100 was certainly improper, as I charged
him with none of Mrs. Holman's expences. Since Mrs. Manns
arrival I received a very impertinent letter from him,
complaining that he was much disappointed in his late
meeting with me, in which he expected in addition to
what I had paid him I would have made him a gift to am=
meliorate his circumstances. As I by no means intend to com=
ply with his ill founded expectations, I will engage in no
further correspondence with him, upon which I expect in
future every instance of hostility against me in his power.
I take the opportunity of returning you by Mrs. Mann
a Deed, which has been long in my poʃseʃsion. I have
made her a present of £200 as a testimony of my regard
for her, & of her fidelity & attachment to my late dear daughter
I beg to be remember'd to Mrs. & Miss Dickenson & to aʃure
you that I am
My dear Sir,
Your most oliged
& faithful humble Servant
Frederick Hamilton
No. 1 Brock St Bath
July 20th. 1810.[1]
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Normalised Text
My dear Sir
Mrs. Mann arrived here yesterday morning, & we were
not long in settling our business; she had every thing arranged
in so clear a manner & so corresponding with your
account that not a single difficulty occurred; it was to be
expected upon such an event great expense must be incurred,
but by her good management considerable abuses were
prevented. Mr Holman immediately after the death of his
Wife called for her keys, & in the presence of Mrs. Mann
took out of her drawers £100 belonging to me, & £30 in a draft
belonging to him which he said he would mention to
me though he did not say a word upon the subject, his laying
hands upon the £100 was certainly improper, as I charged
him with none of Mrs. Holman's expenses. Since Mrs. Manns
arrival I received a very impertinent letter from him,
complaining that he was much disappointed in his late
meeting with me, in which he expected in addition to
what I had paid him I would have made him a gift to ameliorate
his circumstances. As I by no means intend to comply
with his ill founded expectations, I will engage in no
further correspondence with him, upon which I expect in
future every instance of hostility against me in his power.
I take the opportunity of returning you by Mrs. Mann
a Deed, which has been long in my possession. I have
made her a present of £200 as a testimony of my regard
for her, & of her fidelity & attachment to my late dear daughter
I beg to be remembered to Mrs. & Miss Dickenson & to assure
you that I am
My dear Sir,
Your most obliged
& faithful humble Servant
Frederick Hamilton
No. 1 Brock Street Bath
July 20th. 1810.
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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/1/4/2/30
Correspondence Details
Sender: Frederick Hamilton
Place sent: Bath
Addressee: John Dickenson
Place received: unknown
Date sent: 20 July 1810
Letter Description
Summary: Letter from Rev. Frederick Hamilton to John Dickenson. Mrs Mann [in whose house Mrs Holman was residing at the time of her death] visited Frederick Hamilton regarding papers relating to Mrs Holman and to impart to him Mrs Holman's last words. She reports that immediately after her death Mr Holman asked for her keys and in her presence took £100 from her drawer which belonged to Frederick Hamilton. Frederick deems his conduct 'certainly improper'. He also received an 'impertinent' letter from Holman stating that he was disappointed with their last meeting, since he had expected Frederick to make him a gift 'to ameliorate his circumstances'. Hamilton presented a gift of £200 to Mrs Mann as a testimony of his regard for her attachment to his daughter.
Dated at Bath.
Length: 1 sheet, 307 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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Research assistant: George Bailey, undergraduate student, University of Manchester
Transliterator: Victoria Murphy, undergraduate student, University of Manchester (submitted December 2013)
Transliterator: Ella Dix-Nagra, undergraduate student, University of Manchester (submitted December 2013)
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Cataloguer: John Hodgson, Head of Special Collections, John Rylands Research Institute and Library
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Revision date: 2 November 2021