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My dear Sir,
In my extreme distreʃs on the afflicting information I have
just now received it is impoʃsible to communicate to you the
instructions that are requisite upon the occasion, my mind
is so totally distracted that I can enter upon one subject only
which can not be deferr'd & that is respecting my dear daughter's
funeral. I approve of Mr. Elliott's being employ'd with caution
not to run into unneceʃsary expence, I wish it to be in the Pa=
rish of Paddington where I have already employd him three
times, in all which he acquitted himself with great propriety,
& I am sure he will be anxious to preserve a continuance of
my regard. With respect to my conduct towards Mr. Holman
as there can be no further intercourse between us I by no
means desire to act with rancour. I can add no more at
present being call'd upon to write a line of grateful ack=
nowledgements to the worthy Mrs. Mann all other objects
tho' deferr'd, shall not be neglected. Ever yours most faithfully
Frederick Hamilton
Bath June 12th. 1810.[1]
[3]
[6]
on the death of his
Daughter Mrs. Holman[8]
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Notes
1. This dateline appears to the left of the signature.
2. Moved postscript here from the top right of p.1.
3. This page contains a copy of a reply by John Dickenson, transcribed as HAM/1/4/2/27/2.
4. Postmarks ‘E 13JU13 1810’ (indicating that the letter went through the post on 13 June 1810) and ‘BATH’ above address when unfolded.
5. A large 8 has been added to the right of the address, indicating postage due.
6. Remains of a seal, in black wax.
7. This annotation appears in the right-hand margin, written vertically.
8. This annotation appears in the right-hand margin, between the address and the other annotation, written vertically.
9. This cross is written between the address and the second annotation.
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My dear Sir,
In my extreme distress on the afflicting information I have
just now received it is impossible to communicate to you the
instructions that are requisite upon the occasion, my mind
is so totally distracted that I can enter upon one subject only
which can not be deferred & that is respecting my dear daughter's
funeral. I approve of Mr. Elliott's being employed with caution
not to run into unnecessary expense, I wish it to be in the Parish
of Paddington where I have already employed him three
times, in all which he acquitted himself with great propriety,
& I am sure he will be anxious to preserve a continuance of
my regard. With respect to my conduct towards Mr. Holman
as there can be no further intercourse between us I by no
means desire to act with rancour. I can add no more at
present being called upon to write a line of grateful acknowledgements
to the worthy Mrs. Mann all other objects
though deferred, shall not be neglected. Ever yours most faithfully
Frederick Hamilton
Bath June 12th. 1810.
with what money she may
want upon this occasion.
No.49 Welbeck Street
London
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Notes
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/1/4/2/27(1)
Correspondence Details
Sender: Frederick Hamilton
Place sent: Bath
Addressee: John Dickenson
Place received: London
Date sent: 12 June 1810
Letter Description
Summary: Letter from Rev. Frederick Hamilton to John Dickenson. The letter relates to organizing funeral arrangements for Frederick's daughter.
A copy of a reply written by John Dickenson on p.2 is transcribed as HAM/1/4/2/27(2).
Dated at Bath.
Length: 1 sheet, 204 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 2016/17 provided by The John Rylands Research Institute.
Research assistant: Sarah Connor, undergraduate student, University of Manchester
Research assistant: Carla Seabra-Dacosta, MA student, University of Vigo
Transliterator: Charlotte Campbell, undergraduate student, University of Manchester (submitted May 2017)
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: 21 April 2023