Letter 2153

William Hamill to Hans Sloane – May, 1717


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Date: May, 1717
Author: William Hamill
Recipient: Hans Sloane

Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4045
Folio: ff. 3-4



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Sloane MS 4045, f. 4r

Sloane MS 4045, f. 4v

Hamill wrote a memorial to the ‘Officers and Soldiers for their service in Ireland in the late Revolution’ in 1714. He implores Sloane to provide what money he can to alleviate a debt. Hamill does not want it to burden his family when he dies.

Note the traces of a red seal on fol. 4r.




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