Memoirs of William Hazlitt
Ch. X 1824
Grace Loftus Hazlitt to William Hazlitt jun.; 21 July 1824 [concluded]
were comfortable together. I wish
your cousin Will* had a Father
and Mother to take care of him, for she has left him at lodgings to
take care of himself, and what they are about I cannot guess, for they
have not written a line for some time to him or me, nor has Mary† written to Harriet‡ or Will,
from Plymouth, where her visit must be nearly ended. Your Aunt met Mrs.
Upham in Exeter, and she took her arm and inquired how I
was. He made a bow, but spoke not, He remains very fond of the Child,§
which is very fortunate, and indeed every one must who has a feeling
heart, for he is a most beautifull and engaging Child.
“We are all expecting you in a fortnight, and
think it better to keep at one good school than changing. You will hear
from your mama before you return, I suppose; I don’t think she
will write to us from where she is. We expect to be travelling to
Crediton this day seven weeks, where we shall be glad to see you at
C.mass. You see I cannot write straight, and I am tired, so you will
excuse my writing more. Tour Aunt and Miss E.‖ join me in kind
love to you, your Father, and Mrs.
Hazlitt.
“Tell Father to write to me by you, and now and then besides,
and before he goes abroad; I don’t like his going; so many die
there; such stagnant waters surrounding the towns, and all over the
country. We are reading Mrs.
Piozzi’s travels in Italy.
“I remain,
“My dear Child,
“Your affecttionate Grandmother,
“Grace Hazlitt.”
Isabella Hazlitt [née Shaw] (1791-1869)
The second wife of William Hazlitt, whom she married in 1824; she was the daughter of
James Shaw and had been formerly married to Henry Bridgwater of Grenada.
Mary Hazlitt (d. 1880 c.)
The second daughter of the painter John Hazlitt and his wife Mary; in 1886 W. C. Hazlitt
wrote “she died a few years ago, unmarried.”
William Hazlitt (1778-1830)
English essayist and literary critic; author of
Characters of
Shakespeare's Plays (1817),
Lectures on the English Poets
(1818), and
The Spirit of the Age (1825).
William Hazlitt (d. 1885)
The only son of the painter John Hazlitt and nephew of the essayist; he emigrated to
Barbadoes and died in Port Louis, Mauritius.
Hester Piozzi [née Lynch] (1741-1821)
Poet, diarist, and friend of Doctor Johnson; in 1763 married 1) Henry Thrale (1728-1781)
and in 1784 2) Gabriel Mario Piozzi (1740-1809). She contributed to the Della Cruscan
volume,
The Florence Miscellany (1785).
Harriet Upham [née Hazlitt] (1802-1882)
The eldest daughter of the painter John Hazlitt; in 1822 she married James Stewart of the
Royal Navy, and after his death the bookseller and clerk in the tithe commission, Charles
Upham (d. 1873) of Exeter and London.
