Hamilton-Greville collection
Finding aid prepared by Vanessa Wilkie.
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Hamilton-Greville collection
Dates: 1769-1801
Collection Number: mssHM 34441-34527
Creator OR Collector:
Hamilton, William, Sir,
1730-1803
Extent:
87 items in 1 box and 2 cases
Repository: The Huntington Library,
Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Manuscripts
Department
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2191
Email: reference@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: The collection consists of
correspondence between British diplomat and archaeologist Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803) and his nephew Charles Francis
Greville (1749-1809).
Language of Material: The records are in English.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Hamilton-Greville collection, The Huntington Library,
San Marino, California.
Acquisition Information
In Library, 1947.
Biographical Note
Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803), diplomat and archaeologist, served as British
ambassador to the court of Naples from 1764-1800. During this period he studied
volcanoes and earthquakes and collected Greek and Roman artifacts. In 1769 he began
a regular correspondence with his nephew, Charles Francis Greville (1749-1809), with
whom he shared numerous interests and tastes.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by author and then chronologically. It is housed in one
box and two cases.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of correspondence between Sir William Hamilton and Charles
Francis Greville. Their letters contain gossip about various persons in English and
Neapolitan ruling and cultural circles of the day; political observations and
opinions; diplomacy; volcanism and earthquakes; and the collecting of Greek and
Roman artifacts.
Indexing Terms
Personal Names
Greville, Charles
Francis, 1749-1809
Hamilton, William, Sir,
1730-1803
Subjects
Classical antiquities -- Collectors and
collecting
Diplomats -- Great Britain --
Correspondence
Seismology -- Early works to
1800
Volcanism -- Early works to
1800
Geographic Areas
Great Britain -- Social
life and customs -- 18th century
Naples (Italy) -- Social
life and customs
Genre
Letters (correspondence) -- England --
18th century
Letters (correspondence) -- Italy --
18th century
Box 1
Hamillton to Greville (HM 34441-34477)
1769-1801
HM 34441
Hamilton, Sir William. Letter to Charles Greville
(1769, Apr. 8)
HM 34442
Hamilton, Sir William. Letter to Charles Greville
(1772, Nov. 23)
HM 34443
Hamilton, Sir William. Letter to Charles Greville
(1773, June 8)
HM 34444
Hamilton, Sir William. Letter to Charles Greville
(1774, June 28)
HM 34445
Hamilton, Sir William. Letter to Charles Greville
(1774, Aug. 2)
HM 34446
Hamilton, Sir William. Letter to Charles Greville
(1774, Oct. 2)
HM 34447
Hamilton, Sir William. Letter to Charles Greville
(1774, Dec. 20)
HM 34448
Hamilton, Sir William. Letter to Charles Greville
(1775, Mar. 14)
HM 34449
Hamilton, Sir William. Letter to Charles Greville
(177[5], July 4)
HM 34450
Hamilton, Sir William. Letter to Charles Greville
(1775, Nov. 14)
HM 34451
Hamilton, Sir William. Letter to Charles Greville
(1775, Dec. 19)
HM 34452
Hamilton, Sir William. Letter to Charles Greville
(1776, Jan. 2)
HM 34453
Hamilton, Sir William. Letter to Charles Greville
(1776, Jan 30)
HM 34454
Hamilton, Sir William. Letter to Charles Greville
(1776, Mar. 12)
HM 34455
Hamilton, Sir William. Letter to Charles Greville
(1777, Dec. 16)
HM 34456
Hamilton, Sir William. Letter to Charles Greville
(1778, Mar. 3)
HM 34457
Hamilton, Sir William. Letter to Charles Greville
(1779, Aug. 10)
HM 34458
Hamilton, Sir William. Letter to Charles Greville
(1780, June 27)
HM 34459
Hamilton, Sir William. Letter to Charles Greville
(1780, Oct. 31)
HM 34460
Hamilton, Sir William. Letter to Charles Greville
(1781, Oct. 23)
HM 34461
Hamilton, Sir William. Letter to Charles Greville
(1782, Feb. 26)
HM 34462
Hamilton, Sir William. Letter to Charles Greville
(1782, May 13)
HM 34463
Hamilton, Sir William. Letter to Charles Greville
(1783, Apr. 29)
HM 34464
Hamilton, Sir William. Letter to Charles Greville
(1787, Feb. 16)
HM 34465
Hamilton, Sir William. Letter to Charles Greville
(1787. Dec. 18)
HM 34466
Hamilton, Sir William. Letter to Charles Greville
(1790, Mar. 2)
HM 34467
Hamilton, Sir William. Letter to Charles Greville
(1793, Mar. 12)
HM 34468
Hamilton, Sir William. Letter to Charles Greville
(1794, Apr. 10)
HM 34469
Hamilton, Sir William. Letter to Charles Greville
(1794, July 15)
HM 34470
Hamilton, Sir William. Letter to Charles Greville
(1794, Oct. 25)
HM 34471
Hamilton, Sir William. Letter to Charles Greville
(1795, Mar. 24)
HM 34472
Hamilton, Sir William. Letter to Charles Greville
(1796, June 7)
HM 34473
Hamilton, Sir William. Letter to Charles Greville
(1799, Apr. 28)
HM 34474
Hamilton, Sir William. Letter to Charles Greville
(1800, Apr. 22)
HM 34475
Hamilton, Sir William. Letter to Charles Greville
([1801], Mar. 31)
HM 34476
Hamilton, Sir William. Letter to Charles Greville
([1801], Apr. 3)
HM 34477
Hamilton, Sir William. Letter to Charles Greville
(1801, Oct. 9)
Case 1
Greville to Hamilton (HM 34478-34502)
1769-1785
HM34478
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
(1769, Oct. 9)
HM 34479
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
[1769]
HM 34480
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
(1773, Feb. 12)
HM 34481
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
(1773, May 11)
HM 34482
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
(1773, July 10)
HM 34483
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
(1775, Oct. 31)
HM 34484
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
(1775, Dec. 3)
HM 34485
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
(1778, May 5)
HM 34486
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
(1780, Oct. 16)
HM 34487
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
(1781, Mar. 13)
HM 34488
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
(1781, Apr. 3)
HM 34489
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
(1781, June 5)
HM 34490
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
(1781, Aug. 31)
HM 34491
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
(1781, Sep. 17)
HM 34492
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
(1781, Oct. 11)
HM 34493
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
(1782, Sep. 24)
HM 34494
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
[Oct. 1784]
HM 34495
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
(1784, Dec. 15)
HM 34496
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
[1784, Dec. 25]
HM 34497
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
[1785, Jan.]
HM 34498
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
(1785, Mar. 10)
HM 34499
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
(1785, May 5)
HM 34500
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
[1785, June]
HM 34501
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
(1785, Nov. 11)
HM 34502
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
[1785, Dec. 3]
Case 2
Greville to Hamilton (HM 34503-34527)
1786-1801
HM34503
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
[undated]
HM34504
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
([1786], Mar. 11)
HM34505
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
[1786, May]
HM34506
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
(1786, Oct. 24)
HM34507
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
(1786, Nov. ?)
HM34508
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
(1788, Nov. 3)
HM34509
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
[1790]
HM34510
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
(1790, July 2)
HM34511
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
(1790, Nov. 27)
HM34512
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
(1790, Dec,. 10)
HM34513
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
(1792, Jan. 10)
HM34514
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
[1792]
HM34515
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
(1792, Nov. 9)
HM34516
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
(1793, Jan. 26)
HM34517
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
[1793, June]
HM34518
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
(1795, Jan. 9)
HM34519
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
(1795, Apr. 8)
HM34520
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
[1795, Oct. 31]
HM34521
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
[1796, Aug.]
HM34522
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
(1798, Apr. 30)
HM34523
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
(1799, Jan. 9)
HM34524
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
(1798, Jan. 10)
HM34525
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
(1799, June 8)
HM34526
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
[1800, Nov. 9]
HM 34527
Greville, Charles. Letter to Sir William Hamilton
(1801, Sep. 27)