Diplomatic Text
x Bulstrode Sunday Morning
10th. Decbr
1780
6
My Dear Madam
When I had the pleasure of seeing
you last in St J Place, you thought it not unlikely
that Bulstrode wou'd be Honour'd by Royal Visit
but I am very sorry to tell you that the Dʃs Dr of Portd.
is very much indispos'd with a cold and confin'd
to her Bed and Chamber; I hope tho her cold oppreʃses
her very much at present, that by her submitting
to a little care, Slops, and warm nursing, they may
prove as Efficacious as our good Friend Dr Turton's
advice tho that I esteem excellent; I shall, you may
believe my Dear Miʃs Hamilton I shall be an attentive
deputy, feeling as I do the consequences of such a Friend.
The Dʃs of P: has not mention'd to Ly. Weyth. or Ly Stamfd
her not being well, as she hopes her cold will soon
grow better she wou'd not at such a distance, give them
the uneasyneʃs of knowing she is not quite well.
My Dear Madam you will soon perceive why
I write all this -- I cannot but wish the Honr
you mention'd may not at this time have been intended
as that wou'd leʃsen the great mortification of being
oblig[ed]
obliged to give a word to the Wise wch may check
an Honour and Happineʃs so highly Valued by
The Dʃs Dr of Portland; I dare not presume to name
my own sensibility on the occasion: this is all
entre nous, I have not said any thing of it to ye Dʃs,
she had but an indifferent night and Lyes quiet
now; I hope if her cold mends enoh for her Grace
to go to Town as she proposes to have the great
satisfaction of seeing you next week in
St. James's Place -- in every place
Dear Miʃs Hamiltons
most Obliged & most
Faithful humble Sert
MDelany
7
[1]
[2]
To
Miʃs Hamilton
at The Queens Lodge
Windsor[3]
10th Decbr: 1780
Mrs Delany 16th Decr 1780[4]
red text is normalised and/or unformatted in other panel)
Notes
1. Evidence of a seal, in black wax.
2. Remains of a seal, in black wax.
3. The address is written vertically in the centre of the page.
4. These notes, in two different hands, are written upside down in the bottom margin of p.4. As 10 December was a Sunday (as per Delany's dateline), the earlier date would appear to be correct.
Normalised Text
Bulstrode Sunday Morning
My Dear Madam
When I had the pleasure of seeing
you last in St James's Place, you thought it not unlikely
that Bulstrode would be Honoured by Royal Visit
but I am very sorry to tell you that the Duchess Dowager of Portland
is very much indisposed with a cold and confined
to her Bed and Chamber; I hope though her cold oppresses
her very much at present, that by her submitting
to a little care, Slops, and warm nursing, they may
prove as Efficacious as our good Friend Dr Turton's
advice though that I esteem excellent; I shall, you may
believe my Dear Miss Hamilton be an attentive
deputy, feeling as I do the consequences of such a Friend.
The Duchess of Portland has not mentioned to Lady Weymouth or Lady Stamford
her not being well, as she hopes her cold will soon
grow better she would not at such a distance, give them
the uneasiness of knowing she is not quite well.
My Dear Madam you will soon perceive why
I write all this -- I cannot but wish the Honour
you mentioned may not at this time have been intended
as that would lessen the great mortification of being
obliged to give a word to the Wise which may check
an Honour and Happiness so highly Valued by
The Duchess Dowager of Portland; I dare not presume to name
my own sensibility on the occasion: this is all
entre nous, I have not said any thing of it to the Duchess,
she had but an indifferent night and Lies quiet
now; I hope if her cold mends enough for her Grace
to go to Town as she proposes to have the great
satisfaction of seeing you next week in
St. James's Place -- in every place
Dear Miss Hamiltons
most Obliged & most
Faithful humble Servant
Mary Delany
To
Miss Hamilton
at The Queens Lodge
Windsor
quotations, spellings, uncorrected forms, split words, abbreviations, formatting)
Notes
Metadata
Library References
Repository: Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University
Archive: Mrs. Delany correspondence
Item title: Letter from Mary Delany to Mary Hamilton
Shelfmark: LWL Mss Vol. 75(4)
Correspondence Details
Sender: formerly Pendarves), Mary Delany (née Granville
Place sent: Gerrards Cross
Addressee: Mary Hamilton
Place received: Windsor
Date sent: 10 December 1780
Letter Description
Summary: Letter from Mary Delany to Mary Hamilton, updating her on the health of the Duchess Dowager of Portland. She also mentions to Hamilton that this is all 'entre nous'.
Length: 1 sheet, 320 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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