Mrs. F. Hamilton et al. in Glasnevin - 22 December, 1750
from The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs. Delany, Series 1, Volume 2, pages 631-632:
Letter from Mrs. Delany to Mrs. Dewes, Delville, 22 Dec., 1750 -
I spent two comfortable hours with Mrs. Hamilton, who is quite happy in the recovery of her little girl : she is now come down stairs, and is as lively as ever, though a little skeleton. I thought it hardly possible she should recover, but I thank God she has ! her death would have been a fatal stroke to her excellent mother, whose nerves are ill able to support such a shock. Her eldest daughter is a good creature, and has shown such a regard to her mother and sister on
this occasion, such attention, and been so useful, that it… more >>
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Mary Delany, and Augusta Hall (ed.), The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs. Delany, Series 1, Volume 2, volume 1/2 (London, 1861), p. 631-632. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1434618960120 accessed: 1 September, 2024
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hide composersUnknown violin, harpsichord and organ music | performed by Mr. Smith, Signor Morella |
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Date/Time | 22 December, 1750 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |
Originally submitted by Gill on Thu, 18 Jun 2015 10:16:00 +0100
Approved on Tue, 15 Sep 2015 15:41:04 +0100