The life of Mrs. Robertson : (a tale of truth as well as sorrow) : who, through a grand-daughter of Charles II, has been reduced, by a variety of very uncommon events, from splendid affluence to the greatest poverty, and, after having buried nine children, is obliged, at the age of sixty-seven, to earn a scanty maintenance for herself and two orphan grand-children, by teaching embroidery, filligree, and the art of making artificial flowers,

Hannah Robertson (1724-c. 1800) was born in Glasgow, Scotland. Her father was the illegitimate son of Charles II, and took the name Swan. Her mother was Ann Huntington. Her life narrative, which records her descent from affluence to poverty, was written as a plea for friendship and financial support...

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