HAM/1/16/25
Letter from Lady Frances Harpur (née Greville) to Mary Hamilton
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Dear Miʃs Hamilton
I did not expect the Buckles
Sooner; I intended to call for them soon, to
Save you the Trouble of sending them;
I Should not have been so long without
Seeing You; but that I have had Many
Visits to pay in a Morning, as I do not
go out inof an Evening -- I should have
requested your Company -- but as I cannot
offer the Carriage, did not chuse to put
You to any Inconvenience; any Eveng.
this Week; If you can call, I shall be
Happy to see You; Lady Stormont comes
to Me frequently -- tomorrow Evening
I am to have Mrs. Leland -- as Lady
Stormont has few Engagements,
perhaps She may come also --
I go to My Br. Robt. almost every
Morning -- I am the only Person He
admitts, excepting My Mother;
& She sees Him very Seldom; as He Is
not comfortable enough to enjoy any
Company -- therefore for the present
Is denied to all; but Me -- He Is
all over Rheumatism, excepting
His Head; -- has Had a great
degree of Fever; It Is now so Much
Abated, He is taking a Guiacum[1]
Medicine, Wh. I Hope will be of
great use to Him; He has no
Sleep but wh. opiates, wh. this
Help has Quiet Nights -- He Is
kept very low as to Diet; & I am
afraid the Disorder will be tedious,
but He Is satisfied wh. Sr. John
Elliotts advice, & I Hope will
find Benefit soon; -- He sits up
in the Day -- but cannot walk or
stir from His Chair; We must
expect He will be Much reduced
but indeed He does not look so
Ill, as you would expect; on the whole
He is mending -- but His Recovery will
be very slow -- My Eyes are Much
Better; still not strong -- excuse
this sad scrawl; I have been
particular in My Acct. of My
Br. as I thought It wd. be satis=
=factory to You; & my uncle
Frederick, to whom My Love
When you see Him; I am
dear Miʃs Hamilton ever
Yrs. Most Affecly --
Frances Harpur
Monday Eveng-
15th March 1784
Miʃs Hamilton
Clarges Street
[2]
Lady F. Harpur[3]
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Dear Miss Hamilton
I did not expect the Buckles
Sooner; I intended to call for them soon, to
Save you the Trouble of sending them;
I Should not have been so long without
Seeing You; but that I have had Many
Visits to pay in a Morning, as I do not
go out in an Evening -- I should have
requested your Company -- but as I cannot
offer the Carriage, did not choose to put
You to any Inconvenience; any Evening
this Week; If you can call, I shall be
Happy to see You; Lady Stormont comes
to Me frequently -- tomorrow Evening
I am to have Mrs. Leland -- as Lady
Stormont has few Engagements,
perhaps She may come also --
I go to My Brother Robert almost every
Morning -- I am the only Person He
admits, excepting My Mother;
& She sees Him very Seldom; as He Is
not comfortable enough to enjoy any
Company -- therefore for the present
Is denied to all; but Me -- He Is
all over Rheumatism, excepting
His Head; -- has Had a great
degree of Fever; It Is now so Much
Abated, He is taking a Guaiacum
Medicine, Which I Hope will be of
great use to Him; He has no
Sleep but with opiates, with this
Help has Quiet Nights -- He Is
kept very low as to Diet; & I am
afraid the Disorder will be tedious,
but He Is satisfied with Sir John
Elliotts advice, & I Hope will
find Benefit soon; -- He sits up
in the Day -- but cannot walk or
stir from His Chair; We must
expect He will be Much reduced
but indeed He does not look so
Ill, as you would expect; on the whole
He is mending -- but His Recovery will
be very slow -- My Eyes are Much
Better; still not strong -- excuse
this sad scrawl; I have been
particular in My Account of My
Brother as I thought It would be satisfactory
to You; & my uncle
Frederick, to whom My Love
When you see Him; I am
dear Miss Hamilton ever
Yours Most Affectionately --
Frances Harpur
Monday Evening
Miss Hamilton
Clarges Street
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Library References
Repository: John Rylands Research Institute and Library, University of Manchester
Archive: Mary Hamilton Papers
Item title: Letter from Lady Frances Harpur (née Greville) to Mary Hamilton
Shelfmark: HAM/1/16/25
Correspondence Details
Sender: Frances Elizabeth Harpur (née Greville)
Place sent: unknown
Addressee: Mary Hamilton
Place received: London
Date sent: 15 March 1784
Letter Description
Summary: Letter from Lady Frances Harpur to Mary Hamilton, containing general news of
society and friends. Harpur invites Hamilton to visit her and notes that
Lady Stormont often visits.
Length: 1 sheet, 354 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).
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: 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.
Transliterator: Alice Gagliardi Granato, MA student, Uppsala University (submitted 12 July 2022)
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: 26 November 2022