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Hamilton, Sir William, (1788-1856), Baronet, philosopher

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Surname: Hamilton
Pretitle: Sir
Forenames: William
Gender: Male
Date: 1788-1856
Title: Baronet
Biography: ODNB link for Hamilton, Sir William (1788-1856) Knight Metaphysician
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P157328 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P12821 )
Online related resources Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Sir William Hamilton
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1299-1817: manuscripts from Hamilton's personal library
Glasgow University Library, Special Collections Department
MS Hamilton
NRA 20977 Glasgow Univ L
2
1825-48: lecture notes
Edinburgh University Library, Special Collections
Dc 8 14; Gen 49D
3
1851: lecture notes
National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections
MS.9166
4
1827-28: corresp with George Combe
National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections
MSS 7219-7436 Passim
5
1849-56: letters (11) to David Ramsey Hay
Edinburgh University Library, Special Collections
Dc 2 59
6
1825-55: letters to David Laing
Edinburgh University Library, Special Collections
La iv 17
7
c1845: letters Probably to John Cairns
National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections
Acc 5932 5944 5947 6619 6786-87 6825-26 6828 6835 7275 9326
NRA 27384 Cairns
8
1820-44: corresp with John Lee
National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections
MSS 3434-49 passim
9
1827-33: corresp with William Wordsworth
Cornell University Libraries
See Location Register of English Literary MSS 18-19th cent 1995
10
1827-33: corresp with William Wordsworth (copies)
British Library, Manuscript Collections
RP307
See Location Register of English Literary MSS 18-19th cent 1995