Diplomatic Text
Dear Sir,
I was very glad to hear of your safe arrival at
Taxal & of your having had so agreeable a meeting
of Friends, who I hope are more composed than when
you left them. I am now sorry that I made you
any proposition on Robert's account, as I much fear
such a companion wou'd break in upon your domes=
tic quiet; you perceive I have not been unfair in my
representations of him & I am too candid to flatter
you with the hopes of any speedy amendment in
him with such a mind, where the bias is to falsehood
in preference of truth, even in matters of indifference.
You say he has behaved well for some days past, a
poor stock of merit for you to trust to! I can not bring
myself to offer a single argument to persuade you
and Mrs. Dickenson to take the charge of such a
Guest; if however from affection to me you can
make such a sacrifice of your own happineʃs I will leave
him with you, & accede to the Terms you have proposed,
which you may be aʃsured shall be kept secret from
Robert; you must therefore contrive to make him write
to me immediately for my permiʃsion to accept your in=
vitation of continuing at Taxal for a longer period.
I know he is at this time very ill provided with Cloaths
of every sort; as soon as it is ascertain'd that he is to
remain with you he shall be supplied with every thing
neceʃsary. I prefer ordering every thing for him myself
having met with bad encouragement to trust to his
discretion. I shou'd be glad you wou'd send me the direct=
tion how I am to send Things to Taxal; having lost
the one you gave me. Mrs. H. & my Daughter desire to be
affectionately rememberd with me to you & Mrs. Dickenson.
I remain with great regard
Dear Sir,
Your faithful Humble Servt
Frederick Hamilton
September 19th. 1791.
No. 19. Orchard St. Portman Sqr.[1]
John Dickenson Esqr.
Taxal. Chapel in Frith
DerbyShire[2]
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Dear Sir,
I was very glad to hear of your safe arrival at
Taxal & of your having had so agreeable a meeting
of Friends, who I hope are more composed than when
you left them. I am now sorry that I made you
any proposition on Robert's account, as I much fear
such a companion would break in upon your domestic
quiet; you perceive I have not been unfair in my
representations of him & I am too candid to flatter
you with the hopes of any speedy amendment in
him with such a mind, where the bias is to falsehood
in preference of truth, even in matters of indifference.
You say he has behaved well for some days past, a
poor stock of merit for you to trust to! I can not bring
myself to offer a single argument to persuade you
and Mrs. Dickenson to take the charge of such a
Guest; if however from affection to me you can
make such a sacrifice of your own happiness I will leave
him with you, & accede to the Terms you have proposed,
which you may be assured shall be kept secret from
Robert; you must therefore contrive to make him write
to me immediately for my permission to accept your invitation
of continuing at Taxal for a longer period.
I know he is at this time very ill provided with Clothes
of every sort; as soon as it is ascertained that he is to
remain with you he shall be supplied with every thing
necessary. I prefer ordering every thing for him myself
having met with bad encouragement to trust to his
discretion. I should be glad you would send me the direction
how I am to send Things to Taxal; having lost
the one you gave me. Mrs. Hamilton & my Daughter desire to be
affectionately remembered with me to you & Mrs. Dickenson.
I remain with great regard
Dear Sir,
Your faithful Humble Servant
Frederick Hamilton
September 19th. 1791.
No. 19. Orchard Street Portman Square
John Dickenson Esqr.
Taxal. Chapel in Frith
DerbyShire
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Repository: John Rylands Research Institute and Library, University of Manchester
Archive: Mary Hamilton Papers
Item title: Letter from Frederick Hamilton to John Dickenson
Shelfmark: HAM/1/4/2/17
Correspondence Details
Sender: Frederick Hamilton
Place sent: London
Addressee: John Dickenson
Place received: Taxal, near Chapel-en-le-Frith
Date sent: 19 September 1791
Letter Description
Summary: Letter from Rev. Frederick Hamilton to John Dickenson. The letter relates to a proposal that Robert Hamilton's stay with the Dickensons should be extended. Frederick criticises his son's character: 'I am too candid to flatter you with the hopes of any speedy amendment in him with such a mind, where the bias is to falsehood in preference of truth, even in matters of indifference'.
Dated at Orchard Street, Portman Square [London].
Length: 3 sheets, 348 words
Transliteration Information
Editorial declaration: First edited in the project 'Image to Text' (David Denison & Nuria Yáñez-Bouza, 2013-2019), now incorporated 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).
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Acknowledgements: XML version: Research Assistant funding in 2016/17 provided by The John Rylands Research Institute.
Research assistant: Sarah Connor, undergraduate student, University of Manchester
Research assistant: Carla Seabra-Dacosta, MA student, University of Vigo
Transliterator: Xiaoge Liu, undergraduate student, University of Manchester (submitted May 2017)
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Cataloguer: John Hodgson, Head of Special Collections, John Rylands Research Institute and Library
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Revision date: 2 November 2021