VI.iv. Letters from Caroline Hamilton of Hamwood, Co. Meath to her mother Sarah Tighe,
1815.
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| Summary: | In a letter dated December 1815 she writes of her plans for setting up a Sunday school, possibly in Hamwood. In an undated letter she refers to her cousin John Blachford's wife Camilla, specifically her 'misfortunes' which will lead to her loss of her 'character, situation, place & child'. |
| In collection: | Tighe, Hamilton and Howard Papers, 1749-1919. |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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| Notes: | Sarah Tighe (1743-1820) was the only child and heiress of Sir William Fownes and Lady Elizabeth Fownes (née Ponsonby) of Woodstock, Co. Kilkenny. In 1765 she married William Tighe (1738-1782) of Rossana, Co. Wicklow, with whom she had five children. She was an early supporter of the Methodist movement in Ireland and the cleric John Wesley was a visitor to her home. Physical description: 2 pp. more |
| Arrangement: | Sub-fonds |
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MS 38,639/1/26 |
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