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HAM/1/13/43
Letters from Mary Glover and Eleanor Glover (née Lenton) to John Dickenson
Diplomatic Text
Mrs. & Miʃs Glover
30th. Janry: 1787
30th. Janry: 1787
Albemarle Street Janry. 29th. 1787
We receiv'd the happy news on Saturday of
our dear friend being safely brought to bed, I lose no
time in sincerely congratulating my dear brother
on this occasion, in which Mrs.. Lenton unites, my
Mother will answer for herself as she intends writing
by this post; how I should like to see you, so anxious,
so busy & so happy; walking tip toe into your wives Apart-
-ment, asking with the greatest tenderneʃs how she has
rested, peeping at the little brat, & if it is awake
taking it up in your arms, & then trying to find out
------ who it is like & for fear of hurting it return it with such
care into the nurses arms, I think it is almost too
young at present to sing “lull a by baby” to it,
I amuse myself in thinking all this, because I cannot
see you, how much I wish I could, ------------------ but Alas I must
------------------------ give up all thoughts of seeing Bath, I am in too
good health to want the waters, I only wish'd to see
too very dear friends & the third, though a stranger
I will love for there sakes; I shall conclude my
letter with a peice of advice my dear Father used to give
to the Friends of all lying in Women, that for
the first ten days they ought to be kept quite
quiet, & that even the husband should not be
too much with her without he can hold his tongue
as it is talking that fatigues the woman in her
present weak condition, & by no means to suffer her
to see her friends to soon; thus much for my
dearest fathers advice, now for a little of my own
saucineʃs, you must know that I think you ought
not to be too much with your Mary as I am sure
you can neither of you help talking when you
are together, & her spirits being remarkably good it
may fatigue her more that she or you thinks at the time,
My love to your excellent wife Mrs. Lenton's best
compts. to both, I remain Dear Mr. Dickenson
yr. Oblig'd & Affectionate
Friend & Sister
Mary Glover
I am prevented from going as usual to our dear
Anna Maria's as she is thought to have the hooping
cough, I have never had it.
My most sincere congratulations to you both,
upon this happy event; I have been very anxious
for this last seven or ten Days, for the arrival
of our young friend; nothing wou'd give me
Equal pleasure, to see your Dear Mary,
with her sweet Babe upon her lap; She
knows I love her. & I love you both; & may
every bleʃsing attend the happy pair, to the
end of your Days.
E Glover
NB: Remember me to Mrs- Barrow, tell
her I make no doubt She will give all her
kind attentions, upon this occasion --
I have just receiv'd three notes to send to you in this
frank from Miss A Clarke, she says she is much
better and hopes that her cough will not at last prove the
hooping Cough. The Athenaid is begun I have
the first sheet it looks very well.[1]
My Mother has just receiv'd yr. letter, & we
again join in congratulations, your letter is
written with so much feeling & warmth of affection
for the best of women that it brought tears of joy into
my eyes, I am happy & so is my dr. good Mother that
our amiable Miranda is so well, may the lovely
innocent add every day more happineʃs to you
both, may she grow up & be a bleʃsing to her excellent
Father & Mother. You are a good Man you
deserve the wife you poʃseʃs, & it is myour ardent
prayers that you may live many many years to
enjoy the belov'd society of Each other
E Glover
Mary Glover
P.S. I had made so many blunders
that I was oblig'd to cut of the bottom
of this sheet.[2] [3]
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Notes
1. The remainder of this page has been cut away due to ‘so many blunders’ on Mary's part (see the postscript below). It likely contained quoted text from the Athenaid, seeing as the following line starts with double quotation marks.
2. The bottom of this sheet has been cut away.
3. This postscript appears to the left of the signatures.
Normalised Text
Albemarle Street January 29th. 1787
We received the happy news on Saturday of
our dear friend being safely brought to bed, I lose no
time in sincerely congratulating my dear brother
on this occasion, in which Mrs.. Lenton unites, my
Mother will answer for herself as she intends writing
by this post; how I should like to see you, so anxious,
so busy & so happy; walking tip toe into your wives Apartment
, asking with the greatest tenderness how she has
rested, peeping at the little brat, & if it is awake
taking it up in your arms, & then trying to find out
who it is like & for fear of hurting it return it with such
care into the nurses arms, I think it is almost too
young at present to sing “lull a by baby” to it,
I amuse myself in thinking all this, because I cannot
see you, how much I wish I could, but Alas I must
give up all thoughts of seeing Bath, I am in too
good health to want the waters, I only wished to see
two very dear friends & the third, though a stranger
I will love for their sakes; I shall conclude my
letter with a piece of advice my dear Father used to give
to the Friends of all lying in Women, that for
the first ten days they ought to be kept quite
quiet, & that even the husband should not be
too much with her without he can hold his tongue
as it is talking that fatigues the woman in her
present weak condition, & by no means to suffer her
to see her friends too soon; thus much for my
dearest fathers advice, now for a little of my own
sauciness, you must know that I think you ought
not to be too much with your Mary as I am sure
you can neither of you help talking when you
are together, & her spirits being remarkably good it
may fatigue her more that she or you think at the time,
My love to your excellent wife Mrs. Lenton's best
compliments to both, I remain Dear Mr. Dickenson
your Obliged & Affectionate
Friend & Sister
Mary Glover
I am prevented from going as usual to our dear
Anna Maria's as she is thought to have the whooping
cough, I have never had it.
My most sincere congratulations to you both,
upon this happy event; I have been very anxious
for this last seven or ten Days, for the arrival
of our young friend; nothing would give me
Equal pleasure, to see your Dear Mary,
with her sweet Babe upon her lap; She
knows I love her. & I love you both; & may
every blessing attend the happy pair, to the
end of your Days.
Eleanor Glover
NB: Remember me to - Barrow, tell
her I make no doubt She will give all her
kind attentions, upon this occasion --
I have just received three notes to send to you in this
frank from Miss Anna Clarke, she says she is much
better and hopes that her cough will not at last prove the
whooping Cough. The Athenaid is begun I have
the first sheet it looks very well.
My Mother has just received your letter, & we
again join in congratulations, your letter is
written with so much feeling & warmth of affection
for the best of women that it brought tears of joy into
my eyes, I am happy & so is my dear good Mother that
our amiable Miranda is so well, may the lovely
innocent add every day more happiness to you
both, may she grow up & be a blessing to her excellent
Father & Mother. You are a good Man you
deserve the wife you possess, & it is our ardent
prayer that you may live many many years to
enjoy the beloved society of Each other
Eleanor Glover
Mary Glover
P.S. I had made so many blunders
that I was obliged to cut off the bottom
of this sheet.
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Library References
Repository: John Rylands Research Institute and Library, University of Manchester
Archive: Mary Hamilton Papers
Item title: Letters from Mary Glover and Eleanor Glover (née Lenton) to John Dickenson
Shelfmark: HAM/1/13/43
Correspondence Details
Sender: Mary Glover and Eleanor Glover (née Lenton)
Place sent: London
Addressee: John Dickenson
Place received: Bath
Date sent: 29 January 1787
Letter Description
Summary: The sheet contains letters from both Mrs Eleanor Glover and Mary Glover to John Dickenson.
They both write to congratulate Dickenson and Mary Hamilton on the birth of their daughter, Louisa.
Dated at Albemarle Street [London].
Length: 1 sheet, 679 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: Christine Wallis, editorial team (completed 30 June 2020)
Cataloguer: Lisa Crawley, Archivist, The John Rylands Library
Cataloguer: John Hodgson, Head of Special Collections, John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Copyright: Transcriptions, notes and TEI/XML © the editors
Revision date: 21 October 2023