Letters of various correspondents relating to the separation of Lord and Lady Byron; with some typescript copies of letters relating to the same., 1816-1937, undated.
Scope and Contents
The letters in this folder concern the separation of Lord and Lady Byron. The letters have been arranged in three sections: contemporary letters; letters of and to John Murray III and IV concerning the letters relating to the separation of Lord and Lady Byron; and an excerpt and typescript copies of letters concerning the separation of Lord and Lady Byron.
Contemporary letters:
Letters of Sir Francis Hastings Doyle to John Cam Hobhouse, 1816: folios 1-10;
Letters of James Farquhar to John Hanson, 1816: folios 11-14;
Deposition of Ann Fletcher taken by John Hanson, 1816: folios 15-18;
Letters, drafts of letters and copies of letters of John Hanson, 1816, to:
Lord Byron: folios 19-29
James Farquhar: folio 30
William Hoar: folios 31-32
Stephen Lushington: folios 33-37
Sir Ralph Milbanke-Noel: folio 38
Sir Samuel Romilly: folio 39
Sir Samuel Sheperd: folio 40
Gerald Blisson Wharton and Wharton and Ford: folios 41-47
with a statement of John Hanson relating to Sir Samuel Romilly: folios 48-49;
Letter of John Hanson and Stephen Lushington to Wharton and Ford, 1816: folios 50-51;
Letter of William Hoar to John Hanson, 1816: folios 52-53;
Letters of John Cam Hobhouse, 1816, to:
Sir Francis Hastings Doyle: folios 54-58
probably to John Hanson: folios 59-61
Sir Robert Wilmot Horton: folio 62
with a letter to Hobhouse of an unknown correspondent: folios 63-64;
Notes possibly in the hand of John Cam Hobhouse relating to events between Lord and Lady Byron before the separation, 1816: folios 65-71;
Letter of Francis Hodgson to John Hanson, 1816: folios 72-73;
Letters of Sir Robert Wilmot Horton (formerly Wilmot), 1816, to:
Lord Byron: folios 74-78
and John Cam Hobhouse, 1816: folios 79-80;
Letter of Elizabeth Lamb, Lady Melbourne, to Lord Byron, 1816: folios 81-82;
Letter of Sir James Lamb (previously Burges) to John Hanson, 1816: folio 83;
Letters of Augusta Leigh, 1816, to:
John Hanson: folios 84-97
and John Cam Hobhouse, 1816: folios 98-99;
Letters of Stephen Lushington, 1816, to:
John Hanson: folios 100-108
and Henry Vassal Fox (Lord Holland): folios 109-110;
Letters of Ralph Noel Milbanke to John Hanson, 1816: folios 111-118;
Letters of Sir Samuel Shepherd to John Hanson, with a copy of his observations on the draft for separation, 1816: folios 119-125;
Letters of Gerard Wharton and John Ford, of Wharton and Ford, 1816, to:
Lord Byron: folios 126-127;
Charles Hanson: folios 128-129;
and John Hanson: folios 130-143.
Letters to and of John Murray III and IV concerning letters relating to the separation of Lord and Lady Byron.
Letter of James Crowdy to John Murray III, 1870: folios 144-145;
Letters of Archibald Bence Bence-Jones to John Murray IV, including a transcription of a letter, 1816, of Lady Byron to Augusta Leigh; with a copy of a reply of John Murray IV to Bence-Jones, 1926-1927: folios 146-151.
Excerpts and transcriptions of letters relating to the separation of Lord and Lady Byron:
Excerpt from 'Home of the Hollands' by Lord Ilchester, 1937: folios 152-156;
Two copies of transcriptions of "Letters about the Byron separation in the possession of Mrs Spearman" [probably Diana Spearman], undated. These include transcriptions of letters dating 1816-1830, and includes transcriptions of agreements. The correspondents include Lord Byron, Lady Byron, Scrope Davies, Francis Hastings Doyle, John Cam Hobhouse, Robert Wilmot Horton (formerly Wilmot) and Thomas Moore: folios 157-246.
Dates
- Creation: 1816-1937, undated.
Creator
- Wharton and Ford (London, solicitors) (Organization)
- Byron, Anne Isabella Noel, Baroness Wentworth (succeeded 1856) (wife of Lord Byron, née Milbanke) (1792-1860) (Person)
- Byron, George Gordon, 6th Baron Byron (afterwards Noel, poet) (Person)
- Crowdy, James (solicitor) (Person)
- Davies, Scrope Berdmore (Senior Fellow of King's College, Cambridge) (Person)
- Doyle, Francis Hastings, Sir, 1st Baronet (Major-General) (Person)
- Farquhar, James (of Johnstone Lodge, Laurencekirk) (Person)
- Ford, John (solicitor) (Person)
- Hanson, John (Byron family solicitor and guardian of George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron) (Person)
- Hoar, William (solicitor, Durham) (Person)
- Hobhouse, John Cam, Baron Broughton (politician) (Person)
- Hodgson, Francis (provost of Eton) (Person)
- Horton, Robert John Wilmot-, Sir, 3rd Baronet (politician and colonial governor, formerly Wilmot) (Person)
- Jones, Archibald Bence Bence- (barrister) (Person)
- Lamb, Elizabeth (political hostess and agriculturalist, wife of Peniston, 1st Viscount Melbourne, née Milbanke ) (Person)
- Lamb, James Bland, Sir, 1st Baronet (politician and poet, formerly Burges) (Person)
- Leigh, Augusta Mary (half sister of George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, née Byron) (1783-1851) (Person)
- Lushington, Stephen (judge) (Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Person)
- Noel, Ralph Milbanke-, Sir, 6th Baronet (politician and father-in-law of Lord Byron, formerly Milbanke) (Person)
- Shepherd, Samuel, Sir, Knight (barrister) (Person)
- Strangways, Giles Stephen Holland Fox-, 6th Earl of Ilchester (formerly Baron Stavordale, landowner and historian) (Person)
- Wharton, Gerard Blisson (solicitor) (Person)
- Wharton and Ford (London, solicitors) (Recipient, Organization)
- Byron, George Gordon, 6th Baron Byron (afterwards Noel, poet) (Recipient, Person)
- Doyle, Francis Hastings, Sir, 1st Baronet (Major-General) (Recipient, Person)
- Farquhar, James (of Johnstone Lodge, Laurencekirk) (Recipient, Person)
- Fletcher, Anne (wife of William, valet of Lord Byron, née Rood) (Person)
- Hanson, Charles (solicitor for Lord Byron, son of John) (Recipient, Person)
- Hanson, John (Byron family solicitor and guardian of George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron) (Recipient, Person)
- Hoar, William (solicitor, Durham) (Recipient, Person)
- Hobhouse, John Cam, Baron Broughton (politician) (Recipient, Person)
- Horton, Robert John Wilmot-, Sir, 3rd Baronet (politician and colonial governor, formerly Wilmot) (Recipient, Person)
- Lushington, Stephen (judge) (Recipient, Person)
- Jones, Archibald Bence Bence- (barrister) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John (publisher (III)) (1808-1892) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Recipient, Person)
- Noel, Ralph Milbanke-, Sir, 6th Baronet (politician and father-in-law of Lord Byron, formerly Milbanke) (Recipient, Person)
- Romilly, Samuel, Sir, Knight (statesman and law reformer) (Recipient, Person)
- Shepherd, Samuel, Sir, Knight (barrister) (Recipient, Person)
- Wharton, Gerard Blisson (solicitor) (Recipient, Person)
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Extent
248 Leaves
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
ii + 246 folios.
Bibliography
Repository Details
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