Letters from Princess Hedwige Lubomirska to Captain Hall.
A packet of letters labelled 'Princess Letters'. Some of these are addressed to Capt. Hall on HMS DRAGON in Salamis Bay. One letter is headed 'From the Princess, Malta'.
These personal letters are signed by the Princess under the name 'Hedwige'. An envelope contained within the collection states her name as Princess Lubomirska. One note has a piece of ribbon attached and reads 'Dear Captain Hall, I send you the best part of myself to breakfast with you and thank you for yesterday evening'.
Another states: 'I have plenty of acquaintances, Lady Bruce Chichester and her husband who is a very disagreeable man, Lady Hamilton Chichester and her husband here'. April 18th, 1850.
An additional note includes a poem and the line: '...lines of Byron's Corsair- read them sometimes and think of your poor Princess, little Sorrrow and the Doctor'.
Littlle Sorrow appears to be a dog belonging to the Princess and 'The Corsair' was a tale in verse by Lord Byron published in 1814, which was extremely popular and influential in its day, selling ten thousand copies on its first day of sale. Its poetry, narrates the story of the corsair Conrad, how he was in his youth rejected by society because of his actions and his later fight against humanity (excepting women).
These personal letters are signed by the Princess under the name 'Hedwige'. An envelope contained within the collection states her name as Princess Lubomirska. One note has a piece of ribbon attached and reads 'Dear Captain Hall, I send you the best part of myself to breakfast with you and thank you for yesterday evening'.
Another states: 'I have plenty of acquaintances, Lady Bruce Chichester and her husband who is a very disagreeable man, Lady Hamilton Chichester and her husband here'. April 18th, 1850.
An additional note includes a poem and the line: '...lines of Byron's Corsair- read them sometimes and think of your poor Princess, little Sorrrow and the Doctor'.
Littlle Sorrow appears to be a dog belonging to the Princess and 'The Corsair' was a tale in verse by Lord Byron published in 1814, which was extremely popular and influential in its day, selling ten thousand copies on its first day of sale. Its poetry, narrates the story of the corsair Conrad, how he was in his youth rejected by society because of his actions and his later fight against humanity (excepting women).
Record Details
| Item reference: | HLL/4/4 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Extent: | 23 items |
| Date made: | 1850 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Wife's letters received in the Baltic. (Manuscript) (HLL/4/1)
- Correspondence to William Hutcheon Hall and family. (Manuscript) (HLL/4/2)
- Letters from Hila, 1856. (Manuscript) (HLL/4/3)
- Letters from Princess Hedwige Lubomirska to Captain Hall. (Manuscript) (HLL/4/4)
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