HAM/1/20/172
Letter from Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier, to Mary Hamilton
Diplomatic Text
4, Suffolk Street
Charing Croʃs
20th- April 1802
My Dear Sister,
Had you told me
where Mr. Hawkins Browne lived,
poʃsibly I might have sent a Meʃsage
to his house, in your Name. But, re-
ally, I have not had leisure to hunt
out Dutcheʃses, and Lady Cecilia's, to
obtain the means of obeying your
Commands. I was concerned for
Mrs- Browne's death, because She
was an old acquaintance, and a Va-
luable Woman, but, I never visited
her, or her husband, since she
married. Lady Cis, no longer lives in
South Audley Street. She has sold
that house, and removed to Wim-
pole Street, where I do not fatigue
her with Visits.
I believe the Definitive
Treaty is arrived, and a Leveé tomor-
row has been announced in this Even
ing's Gazette. As an old Courtier, You
will know that the King did not
use to hold one in this holiday Week.
There is likewise to be a Council.
I expect the Official Notification
of my new Dignity tomorrow Morn-
ing, and if it arrives in time, shall
kiʃs the Kings hand at the Leveé.
Next week, I mean to go North, &
as far as I know at present, my
Miʃs will return with me. She
was at the Lord Mayors Ball last
Night, was three hours on her
progreʃs to it, and had the satis-
faction of having a Pannel of the
Carriage, she was in, shattered to
peices. Providentially, there was
nobody hurt by the accident.
With my best Love to Mr.
Dickenson, Louisa, & my Country-
woman, I ever am,
My Dear Sister,
Your Affecte- Brother
Napier
Wednesday 21st. April
I have this moment re-
turned from kiʃsing the Royal Paw,
and now shall fill up my time till
Dinner, in scribbling. Adieu
London, Twenty First April 1802
Mrs. Dickenson[1]
Leighton House
Leighton Buzzard
Beds.
Napier.
[2]
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4, Suffolk Street
Charing Cross
20th- April 1802
My Dear Sister,
Had you told me
where Mr. Hawkins Browne lived,
possibly I might have sent a Message
to his house, in your Name. But, really
, I have not had leisure to hunt
out Duchesses, and Lady Cecilia's, to
obtain the means of obeying your
Commands. I was concerned for
Mrs- Browne's death, because She
was an old acquaintance, and a Valuable
Woman, but, I never visited
her, or her husband, since she
married. Lady Cis, no longer lives in
South Audley Street. She has sold
that house, and removed to Wimpole
Street, where I do not fatigue
her with Visits.
I believe the Definitive
Treaty is arrived, and a Levee tomorrow
has been announced in this Evening's
Gazette. As an old Courtier, You
will know that the King did not
use to hold one in this holiday Week.
There is likewise to be a Council.
I expect the Official Notification
of my new Dignity tomorrow Morning
, and if it arrives in time, shall
kiss the Kings hand at the Levee.
Next week, I mean to go North, &
as far as I know at present, my
Miss will return with me. She
was at the Lord Mayors Ball last
Night, was three hours on her
progress to it, and had the satisfaction
of having a Panel of the
Carriage, she was in, shattered to
pieces. Providentially, there was
nobody hurt by the accident.
With my best Love to Mr.
Dickenson, Louisa, & my Countrywoman
, I ever am,
My Dear Sister,
Your Affectionate Brother
Napier
Wednesday 21st. April
I have this moment returned
from kissing the Royal Paw,
and now shall fill up my time till
Dinner, in scribbling. Adieu
London, Twenty First April 1802
Mrs. Dickenson
Leighton House
Leighton Buzzard
Bedfordshire
Napier.
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Library References
Repository: John Rylands Research Institute and Library, University of Manchester
Archive: Mary Hamilton Papers
Item title: Letter from Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier, to Mary Hamilton
Shelfmark: HAM/1/20/172
Correspondence Details
Sender: Francis Scott Napier, 8th Lord
Place sent: London
Addressee: Mary Hamilton
Place received: Leighton Buzzard
Date sent: 21 April 1802
Letter Description
Summary: Letter from Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier, to Mary Hamilton, concerning
his expectation of receiving official notification of his new position (see
HAM/1/20/171). He writes that he intends to kiss the King's hand when he
receives it. He also writes of his daughter attending the Lord Mayor's Ball
and she suffered a coach accident on her way. She was unhurt but a panel of
the carriage was 'shattered'.
He continues the letter on 21 April, noting that he has 'this moment
returned from kissing the Royal Paw'.
Dated at Suffolk Street.
Length: 1 sheet, 302 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 27 January 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: 17 March 2022