July [5], [1815?] letter from Lady Diana Barham to Thomas Haweis
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Title |
July [5], [1815?] letter from Lady Diana Barham to Thomas Haweis |
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Post Date |
July [5], [1815?] |
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Author |
Barham, Lady Diana (1762-1823) |
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Recipient |
Haweis, Thomas (1734-1820) |
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Date |
1815-07-05 |
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Physical Description |
4 pp. total; 3 pp. text; 1 p. address |
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Dimensions |
38.1 x 24.5 cm |
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Location (Box, Folder) |
Box 1, File 05 |
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Address To |
5 Beaufort Buildings, Bath |
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Country To |
England |
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Address From |
Fairy Hill, Swansea |
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Country From |
England |
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Transcriber |
Gareth Lloyd |
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Plain Text Transcription |
From Lady Barham [Diana Noel] at Fairy Hill near Swansea, Glamorganshire, to Thomas Haweis at Beaufort Buildings, Bath, Somerset. The house is in such a state owing to the necessity of repairing it that she cannot find his last kind letter, but she thinks that he said that the money would be paid at her request. Diana decided to wait before making an approach to the fund, but now she is so distressed for money that she can scarcely lay her hands on a guinea.(one pound and one shilling) She has received only a ‘few hundreds’ for herself and her children during these last five months. Reference is made to the debts that Diana has incurred. In short, she is in a state of financial distress that she has never before experienced and would like an immediate answer telling her how to proceed ‘in selling out.’. She cannot have forseen the non-payments that have taken place – the mortgage of her poor husband’s [property] for £50,000 and the partner in the mill becoming bankrupt ‘and my father’s £29,000 in his hand’. Reference is made to other failing investments and the debts incurred by Charles (probably Diana's son Charles Noel (1781-1866), 1st Earl of Gainsborough) and the others. Diana’s son William owing her father £10,000 and defaulting on the debts – how could she have known all this? (annotated by Thomas Haweis - 'Lady Barham borrowing [against?] Fairy Hill. Money never paid.' (1 sheet, 4 p.) July [no year] |
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Notes |
Note in another hand: "Lady Barham borrowing money never paid". Postmark from Swansea very dim |
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Digital Resources Type |
Image |
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Digitization Date |
Digitized: 2012 |
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Digitization Process |
Digitization process: Derivatives resized at 4030 pixels in height or width |
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Digital Publisher |
Bridwell Library, Special Collections; Perkins School of Theology; Southern Methodist University |
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Rights |
Permission to publish materials must be obtained from the Head of Special Collections of the Bridwell Library |
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Decade |
1810-1819 |
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