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Letters. Correspondence.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Pieces of correspondence that are somewhat more formal than memoranda or notes, usually on paper and delivered.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Letters to Lord Byron of friends from Harrow School with surnames Peel to Wingfield, and letters of various members of the Drury family of Harrow; with a photocopy of notes regarding the Harrow School friends., 1803-1832, 1994.

 File
Identifier: MS.43515
Scope and Contents The letters to Lord Byron of his fellow pupils at Harrow School have been placed at the start of the sequence in alphabetical order by correspondent surname, with their biographical notes placed at the end of this section. The Letters of the Drury family have then been ordered.Letters to Lord Byron friends from Harrow School:Letters of William Peel to Lord Byron, 1805: folios 1-12;Letter of John Grey Porter to Lord Byron, 1806: folios 13-14;...
Dates: 1803-1832, 1994.

Manuscript of and letters concerning a 'Narrative on Lord Byron's early years', by Newton Hanson., 1805-1847, undated.

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Identifier: MS.43537
Scope and Contents The letters and manuscripts in this folder mostly relate to a proposed publication by Newton Hanson about Lord Byron. The letters at the start of the sequence were possibly collated in order for them to be included in the work. Included in the proposed works were many copies of letters, mainly sent to John Hanson, father to Newton and an executor for Lord Byron. There are two copies of the main text of the work – the first is more complete than the second.Letter of Thomas Jones...
Dates: 1805-1847, undated.