Diplomatic Text
From Lady Cremornes
Old faithful Servt. Mrs. Palfrey
1788
Stanhope Street
Dear madam
I am very much Concernd
to hear of miʃs Dickinsons Illneʃs
but will not mention it to night
I have Sent the only thing I Could
think of to night which was
our Dear angels Cradle but if
it will not do I Can get
tomorrow from Chelsea a little
Bed Compleat -- I have alʃo Sent
a pot of Currant Jelly as
that may be of Service and
any thing elʃe that this house
afford I need not say I am
sure will be at mrs Dickensons
Service. I am madam your obedient
Humble Sert E Palfrey
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Normalised Text
Stanhope Street
Dear madam
I am very much Concerned
to hear of miss Dickinsons Illness
but will not mention it to night
I have Sent the only thing I Could
think of to night which was
our Dear angels Cradle but if
it will not do I Can get
tomorrow from Chelsea a little
Bed Complete -- I have also Sent
a pot of Currant Jelly as
that may be of Service and
any thing else that this house
afford I need not say I am
sure will be at mrs Dickensons
Service. I am madam your obedient
Humble Servant Elizabeth Palfrey
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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 Elizabeth Palfrey to Mary Hamilton
Shelfmark: HAM/1/11/38
Correspondence Details
Sender: Elizabeth Palfrey
Place sent: London
Addressee: Mary Hamilton
Place received: unknown
Date sent: 7 April 1788
Letter Description
Summary: Letter from Elizabeth Palfrey, servant of Lady Cremorne (formerly Dartrey), to Mary Hamilton, concerning Louisa Dickenson's illness.
Dated at Stanhope Street [London].
Original reference No. 36.
Length: 1 sheet, 103 words
Transliteration Information
Editorial declaration: First edited 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: Transcription and XML version created as part of project 'Unlocking the Mary Hamilton Papers', funded by the Arts & Humanities Research Council under grant AH/S007121/1.
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