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Copy letter books of Douglas Kinnaird., 1819-1825.

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Identifier: MS.43459

Scope and Contents

The three volumes here contain copies of letters of Douglas Kinnaird. The descriptions below are taken from how Kinnaird has described them on the front cover. The volumes contain copy letters of Kinnaird to various correspondents, many of which relate to Lord Byron. The volumes have been arranged in chronological order.

In addition to the letter books, there is a letter of Stephen Lushington to Douglas Kinnaird, which has been placed at the end of the sequence.



‘Duplicate or Copy Book. Lord Byron and Sundries from 1 Oct 1819’, 7 Oct 1819-19 Apr 1820: folios 1-45;

‘Duplicate or Copy Book. Lord Byron and others No.2, 1820’, contains some loose folios, 2 May 1820-29 Feb 1824: folios 46-104;

‘Duplicate or Copy Book. [1820 Nov 15 Bishops Castle has been deleted with pen], Miscellaneous, 1824 June 16-1824’, some pages have been cut from the start of the book, 2 17 June 1824-6 Dec 1825; folios 105-131;

Letter of Stephen Lushington to Douglas Kinnaird, 1820: folios 132-133.

Dates

  • Creation: 1819-1825.

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Extent

140 Leaves

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

vii + 133 folios.

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

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