Diplomatic Text
Wednesday 8th Sepr
1784
My Dear Miʃs Hamilton
I am so taken up with
busineʃs that I have not a moment
to my self but you may depend
upon my seeing you before I go
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I send you the pedestal
for the Vase for the D of P—— which I am sure
she will think well contrived
it was Crighton my cabinet
maker
maker in in Kings Street Soho
that made it & he can repair it
& fit the glaʃses as I intended if
the Ducheʃs chooses to employ
him -- he is remarkable for
------ obbs[3] -- To day I am going
------ will c --- [4] ------------------------ [5]
sometime on Thursday.
Yrs. ever & most affly.
W:H.
Uncle Wm:
Sepr. 8th-. 84
Miʃs Hamilton
Clarges Street
[7]
red text is normalised and/or unformatted in other panel)
Notes
1. This annotation is written vertically in the margin next to the dateline. It has been moved to its logical position at the top of the page.
2. This line of text has been torn away.
3. Mary Hamilton appears to act on this advice; see HAM/2/14 p.93.
4. Probably call.
5. This line has been mostly torn away.
6. This annotation appears vertically in the right margin, above the tear.
7. Seal in red wax remains intact, at the bottom right of the page.
Normalised Text
Wednesday 8th September
1784
My Dear Miss Hamilton
I am so taken up with
business that I have not a moment
to my self but you may depend
upon my seeing you before I go
------------------------------------------------------------
I send you the pedestal
for the Vase for the Duchess of Portland which I am sure
she will think well contrived
it was Crighton my cabinet
maker in Kings Street Soho
that made it & he can repair it
& fit the glasses as I intended if
the Duchess chooses to employ
him -- he is remarkable for
------ obbs -- To day I am going
------ will c --- ------------------------
sometime on Thursday.
Yours ever & most affectionately
William Hamilton
Miss Hamilton
Clarges Street
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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 Sir William Hamilton to Mary Hamilton
Shelfmark: HAM/1/4/4/21
Correspondence Details
Sender: Sir William Hamilton
Place sent: unknown
Addressee: Mary Hamilton
Place received: London
Date sent: 8 September 1784
Letter Description
Summary: Letter from Sir William Hamilton to Mary Hamilton. Sir William Hamilton sends his niece a pedestal for the Portland Vase which he is sure the Duchess will be pleased with.
Length: 1 sheet, 115 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.
Transliterator: Cassandra Ulph, editorial team (completed 31 July 2020)
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Revision date: 2 November 2021