II.iii.1. Letters to Caroline Hamilton from friends and associates,
1803-1857.
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Summary: | Contains letters from the poet Thomas Moore, Anne Lloyd, Sarah Ponsonby, A.W. Davis of Presteign, Wales, her cousin George William Tighe, in which he refers to the education of her children and his own ill health, from staff at the offices of Dublin publisher James McGlashan, concerning a memoir of the poet Mary Tighe and a copy letter from Frederick Hervey, 2nd Marquess of Bristol concerning the death of Mrs. Marianne Tighe. The letters are occassionally annotated by Hamilton, with notes concerning the deaths dates of her correspondents. Also included is a copy letter, written to 'Anna' from Hamilton, written from Dominick Street, Dublin, possibly after the death of her husband Charles. Also included is a copy of 'The London Saturday Journal' (No. V., 2 Feb 1839) which contains a memoir of the poem Mary Tighe. |
In collection: | Hamilton of Hamwood, 1785-1939. |
Format: | Manuscript |
Language: | English |
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1803-1857
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Notes: | Marianne Caroline Hamilton (1777-1861) was the second and youngest daughter of William Tighe, of Rossana, Co. Wicklow and Sarah (née Fownes). A talent artist, she received instruction from the art master John Inigo Spilsbury of Harrow, England. In 1801 she married Charles Hamilton of Hamwood, near Dunboyne, Co. Meath. Herself an amateur poet and memoirist, Hamilton was a first cousin and sister-in-law of the poet Mary Tighe. Physical description: 18 items more |
Arrangement: | Sub-fonds |