Letters and notes on personal and family topics from Lady Frances Harpur, wife of Sir Henry, 6th Baronet, primarily to Mrs [Mary] Dickenson of Taxal, Chapel-en-le-Frith, including four letters before she was married, and addressed to Miss Hamilton Also including seven letters to her husband John Dickenson Chronological list of letters: 8 Feb 1783, to Miss Hamilton 11 Feb 1783, to Miss Hamilton, written to Clarges Street 17 Feb 1783, to Miss Hamilton 20 Dec 1783, to Miss Hamilton - Although this letter is dated 20 December, it was almost certainly sent on Sunday 21 December as per the receipt acknowledged in Hamilton's diary, HAM/2/6 p.76, in answer to a note that Hamilton had written that morning (HAM/2/6 p.75), soon after her return to Clarges Street 20 Sep 1785, to Mrs Dickenson at Taxal, written from Calke 30 Sep 1785, to Mrs Dickenson at Taxal, written from Calke 31 Jan 1786, to Mrs Dickenson at Courteenhall, Northamptonshire, written from Calke ("Sir Harry got gout.") 11 March 1786, to Mrs Dickenson at Courteenhall, Northamptonshire, written from Calke ("Sir Harry quite recovered.") 12 June 1786, to Mrs Dickenson, written from Grosvenor St ("Sir Harry mostly in Putney Park and tolerably well.") 29 Aug 1786, to Mrs.Dickenson, written from Calke 28 Sep 1786, to Mrs Dickenson, written from Calke 7 Oct 1786, to Mrs Dickenson at Taxal, written from Calke 17 Oct 1786, to Mrs Dickenson at Taxal, written from Calke 23 May 1787, to Mrs Dickenson from Grosvenor Street ("Sir Harry gout, very lame, spends much time at Putney Park.") 4 July 1787, to Mrs Dickenson, writtten from Putney Park [date corrected from 17 July] 6 Oct 1787, to Mrs Dickenson at Taxal, written from St.Anne's Place, Buxton ("hope the waters and bathing may be of service to Harry.") 25 Oct 1787, to Mrs Dickenson, written from Buxton 14 Dec 1787, to Mrs Dickenson at Taxal, written from Calke 30 Jan 1788, to Mrs Dickenson at Taxal, written from Calke 26 March 1788, to Mrs Dickenson, written from Calke 16 April 1788, to Mrs Dickenson, 5 George Street, Hanover Square, London, written from Calke 1 June 1788, to Mrs Dickenson, 27 Old Burlington Street,Piccadilly, written from Calke 30 June 1788, to Mrs Dickenson, written from Upper Grosvenor Street July 1788, [to Mrs Dickenson] written from Putney Park, enclosing cards for circulation 18 July 1788, [to Mrs Dickenson] written from Putney Park 8 Aug 1788, [to Mrs Dickenson] written from Putney Park 26 Sep 1788, to Mrs Dickenson at Mr Jackson's, Richmond Bridge, Surrey, written from Dandelion near Margate 22 Nov 1788, to Mrs Dickenson at Sir Robert Gunning's, Horton near Northampton, written from Putney Park 26-27 Dec 1788, to Mrs Dickenson at Taxal, written from Putney Park 24 Jan 1789, [to Mrs Dickenson], written from Putney Park 24 Feb 1789, [to Mrs Dickenson] written from Upper Grosvenor Street, after the death of her husband, Sir Henry 12 March 1789, [to Mrs Dickenson] written from Grosvenor Street, after the death of her husband, Sir Henry 14 July 1789, to Mrs Dickenson at Taxal, written from Eastbourne 6-7 Aug 1789, [to Mrs Dickenson] written from Eastbourne [date corrected from 6 Aug] 30 Oct 1789, to Mrs Dickenson, written from Worthing 23 Nov 1789, to Mrs Dickenson at Txal, written from Berkeley Square 5 Feb 1790, [to Mrs Dickenson] written from Berkeley Square Friday 19 Feb [?1790], note to Mr Dickenson, written from Berkeley Square 9 March 1790, [to Mrs Dickenson] written from Berkeley Square 6-13 Dec 1790, [to Mrs Dickenson] written from Calke 31 Jan 1791, to Mrs Dickenson at Taxal, written from Calke 8 Feb 1791, [to Mrs Dickenson], written from Park Street 19 May 1791, to Mrs Dickenson at Taxal, written from Park Street 30 May 1791, [to Mrs Dickenson], written from Park Street 9 Aug 1791, [to Mrs Dickenson], written from Southampton 24 Dec 1791, [to Mrs Dickenson], written from Park Street 27 Feb 1792, to Mrs Dickenson at Taxal, written from Park Street 16 March 1792, to Mrs Dickenson at Taxal, written from Park Street 31 March 1792, to Mrs Dickenson at 21 North Audley Street 5 April 1792, to Mrs Dickenson Sunday [8] April 1792, to Mrs Dickenson at 21 North Audley Street. Date on back reads 9 April 1792 14 April 1792, to Mrs Dickenson at 21 North Audley Street 1 May 1792 [to Mrs Dckenson] note on reading enclosed item 7 May 1792, to Mrs Dickenson at North Audley Street, written from Park Street 9 May 1792 [to Mrs Dickenson] note on health 10 May 1792, to Mrs Dickenson on health of Mr Dickenson and their daughter [May 1792], two notes to Mrs Dickenson at North Audley Street, written from Park Street [one note refers to Louisa, presumably Mrs Dickenson's daughter who was born in January 1787] 17 May 1792, [to Mrs Dickenson], written from Park Street 22 May 1792, to Mrs Dickenson at 21 North Audley Street, written from Park Street [date appears to have been added by recipient, the author giving the date only as 'Tuesday' 5-7 July 1792, to Mrs Dickinson at Taxal, written from Shelford 16 July 1792, [to Mrs Dickinson] written from Lowestoft 17 Oct 1792, to Mrs Dickenson at Taxal, from Calke 8 Dec 1792, to Mrs Dickenson at Taxal, from Calke 19 Feb 1793, to John Dickenson at Taxal, from Calke, on Mrs Dickenson's improvement in health 26 March 1793, to Mr Dickenson, written from Calke, on Mrs Dickenson's improvement in health 7 May 1796, to Mrs Dickenson, written from Calke 27-28 July 1796, to Mrs Dickenson at Birch Hill near Manchester, written from Broadstairs, Isle of Thanet, Kent 1 April 1797, [to Mrs Dickenson] written from Calke 27 May 1797, [to Mrs Dickenson], written from Calke, 4 Dec 1805, to Mrs Dickenson at Leighton House, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, written from Laura Place, Bath 10 Feb 1808, to Mrs Dickenson at Leighton House, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, written from Great Cumberland Street 2 Dec 1808, to Mrs Dickenson at Leighton House, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, written from Great Cumberland Street 24 Nov 1809, to Mrs Dickenson at Webster Street, Cavendish Square, London, written from Great Cumberland Street 10 Dec 1809, [to Mrs Dickenson] note/letter 26 Jan 1810, note to Lady de Clifford on presenting an anthem by Rev [?] Lebroke to Princess Charlotte, written from Great Cumberland Street 13 Aug 1810, to John Dickenson at Welbeck Street, London, written from Lavington Hous 30 Aug 1810, to John Dickenson at Welbeck Street, London, written from Lavington House 4 Sep 1810, to John Dickenson at Mrs C. Worsley's Derby, written from Lavington Hous 10 Oct 1810, to John Dickenson at Derby, written from Lavington House Undated, [to Mr Dickenson] on his wife having an accident Some letters and notes undated With enevelope of letters (5) from Elizabeth G. Anson, of 22 Brampton Gardens, SW5, to Mr Mosley, Calke Abbey, offering to let him keep the letters, 1926-1927 1783-1810