II.vi.2. Letters to Charles Robert Hamilton of Hamwood, Co. Meath, concerning family memorabilia,
1881-1912.
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| Summary: | Contains a letter from Edwin Hamilton of Donaghadee, Co. Down, concerning a Hamilton family medal, letters from Dora Prendergast, of London, concerning a miniature of poet Mary Tighe, and from Lady Caroline Howard, written from Wingfield, [Bray], Co. Wicklow, concerning her transcribing poems from the manuscripts of Caroline Hamilton. |
| In collection: | Hamilton of Hamwood, 1785-1939. |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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1881-1912
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| Notes: | Charles Robert Hamilton, J.P. of counties Meath and Dublin, was the eldest son of Charles William Hamilton of Hamwood House, near Dunboyne, Co. Meath, and Letitia Charlotte (née Armstrong). He was married to Louisa Brooke of Dublin, with whom he had ten children, among them the artists Eva and Letitia Hamilton. He succeeded to the Hamwood estate in 1880 and followed his grand-father and father as agent to the dukes of Leinster. Physical description: 7 items more |
| Arrangement: | Sub-fonds |