II.iv.7. Letters to Charles William Hamilton of Hamwood, Co. Meath, concerning social and family matters,
1840-1855.
Contains letters written to Hamilton (some addressed to his Dublin residence in Dominick Street), from family and friends, including Owen B. Cole, written from Northwood House (possibly Northwoods House, Frampton Cotterell, England), his cousin, businessman Robert Hamilton, of Hawkesbury Mills, Canada, his friend Robert Shaw writing from Naples about his travels in France and Italy, and his relative Caroline Hamilton (née Frame), widow of John Hamilton, merchant of Liverpool, concerning financial matters arising from the death of her daughter Mary Anne in 1854.
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| Format: | Manuscript |
| Notes: | Cole's letter, written from Northwood House, contains sketches of Northwood including one of the rear view of the house 'with proposed additions', and is dated 1 June 1840. His letter refers to the architectural changes due to be made to the house. Charles William Hamilton (1802-1880) was the eldest child of Charles Hamilton of Hamwood House, Co. Meath and Caroline Hamilton (née Tighe). He succeeded to the family estate of Hamwood following his father's death in 1857, and like his father, served as agent to both the dukes of Leinster and his relative Daniel Tighe of Rossana, Co. Wicklow. Physical description: 24 items more |
| Arrangement: | Sub-fonds |
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II.iv.7. Letters to Charles William Hamilton of Hamwood, Co. Meath, concerning social and family matters,
1840-1855.
| In Collection: | Hamilton of Hamwood, 1785-1939. |
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| Description: | Contains letters written to Hamilton (some addressed to his Dublin residence in Dominick Street), from family and friends, including Owen B. Cole, written from Northwood House (possibly Northwoods House, Frampton Cotterell, England), his cousin, businessman Robert Hamilton, of Hawkesbury Mills, Canada, his friend Robert Shaw writing from Naples about his travels in France and Italy, and his relative Caroline Hamilton (née Frame), widow of John Hamilton, merchant of Liverpool, concerning financial matters arising from the death of her daughter Mary Anne in 1854. Also included are letters to Hamilton (and his mother Caroline Hamilton) from Louisa Tighe, of Woodstock, [Elizabeth] Wingfield of the Vicarage, Abbeyleix and [J.T.] Cole of York Crescent, Clifton, Bristol, written on the event of Hamilton's engagement to Letitia Charlotte Armstrong of Mount Heaton, Co. Offaly in April 1841. Hamilton married Letitia Armstrong the following June. |
| Extent: | 24 items |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Call Number: |
MS 49,155/27
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Copyright owned by the National Library of Ireland. |