Commonplace book, compiled by Charles Robert Hamilton,
1868-1880.
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| Summary: | Contains transcriptions of topical satirical and humourous verse and prose, some relating to politics. Included are 'Conversation overheard by the ''boy Jones'' between Louis Phillipe and Queen Victoria in 1848', 'The Dirge of the Defaulters' and 'W Gladstone in Ireland'. |
| In collection: | Hamilton of Hamwood, 1785-1939. |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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1868-1883
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| Notes: | Inscription on the front end-papers reads 'Charles R Hamilton 1874'. Charles Robert Hamilton was the eldest son of Charles William Hamilton of Hamwood, Co. Meath and Letitia Hamilton (née Armstrong). He was married to Louisa Brooke of Dublin, with whom he had ten children, among them the artist Eva Hamilton. He succeeded to the family estate in 1880 and followed his grand-father and father as agent to the dukes of Leinster. Physical description: 1 volume more |
| Arrangement: | Sub-fonds |