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 12 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence concerning the separation of Lord and Lady Byron., 1816-1870.
File
Identifier: MS.43520
Scope and Contents
The correspondence and other items in this folder relate to the separation of Lord Byron and his wife, Anne Isabella Noel Byron (Lady Byron), in early 1816. Some of these letters appeared in 'Contemporary account of the separation of Lord and Lady Byron; also of the destruction of Lord Byron's memoirs' (London; privately printed, 1870). The letters have been arranged chronologically.Some of the letters are housed with their exhibition labels from the 1974 'Byron: an exhibition...
Dates:
1816-1870.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle.
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Correspondence and manuscripts relating to the separation of Lord and Lady Byron.
Letters and related material concerning works by Robert Charles Dallas about Lord Byron, and the associated injunction., 1824-1951, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.43536
Scope and Contents
Contemporary letters have been placed at the beginning of the folder, arranged alphabetically by correspondent surname. Some of the letters have been annotated during legal proceedings relating to the publications. Later letters relating to these works and the court case are then placed, in alphabetical order by correspondent surname.Further proofs of ‘Correspondence of Lord Byron’ and a press cutting relating to the work of Robert Charles Dallas have been added to the end of the...
Dates:
1824-1951, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle.
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Correspondence and other material concerning publications relating to Lord Byron after his death.
Letters, assignments and receipts concerning the sale of papers and copyrights relating to Lord Byron., Undated.
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Identifier: MS.43541
Scope and Contents
The papers in this manuscript have been arranged alphabetically by the main correspondent surname or company name.Barry, Matilda and Richard.
Letters of Matilda Barry and Richard Barry to Hugh Ferguson and John Murray [III], with one of Ferguson to Murray, regarding the sale of Lord Byron letters, 1849: folios 1-6;Blayney, Mabella.
Letter of Lady Mabella Blayney to John Murray [II], 1824: folio 7;Breese, John.
Letters of John Breese to John Murray III,...
Dates:
Undated.
Letters concerning the funeral and will of Lord Byron; including letters relating to Greek and Italian property of Lord Byron., 1824-1853.
File
Identifier: MS.43532
Scope and Contents
The letters have been arranged in alphabetical order by correspondent surname.Letter of William John Bankes to John Cam Hobhouse, 1824: folios 1-2;Inventory of the possessions of Lord Byron signed by Samuel Barff, 1824: folio 3;Letter of Henry Drury to John Murray [II], 1824: folios 4-5;Letter of John Ireland to John Murray [II], 1824: folios 6-7;Letter of E Jones to Douglas Kinnaird, 1824: folios 8-9;Letter with...
Dates:
1824-1853.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle.
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Correspondence relating to the death of Lord Byron, his funeral, will and estate, and the burning of his memoirs.
Letters mostly concerning the death of Lord Byron., 1812-1939, undated.
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Identifier: MS.43531
Scope and Contents
The letters have been arranged alphabetically by correspondent surname. When first made available for consultation, the letters of Pallegrino Ghigi, at folios 39-40, and Lega Zambelli, at folios 76-77, were housed in Ms.43530, but were moved to the current location during cataloguing.Letter of Thomas Gerrard Barber to John Murray [V] relating to the body of Lord Byron, 1939: folio 1;Letters of Charles Barry to Douglas Kinnaird, John Hanson, and John Cam...
Dates:
1812-1939, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle.
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Correspondence relating to the death of Lord Byron, his funeral, will and estate, and the burning of his memoirs.
Letters of and concerning William Fletcher, valet of Lord Byron., 1811-1837.
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Identifier: MS.43425
Scope and Contents
Correspondence of and to William Fletcher has been ordered before those letters concerning him.Letters of Lord Byron to William Fletcher, 1816 and [1823]: folios 1-3;Letters of William Fletcher to Lord Byron, 1810-1811, and 1824: folios 4-9;Letters of William Fletcher to John Cam Hobhouse, 1811, 1824-1825 and 1835: folios 10-19;Letters and a copy of a letter of William Fletcher to Augusta Leigh, 1824, ?1836 and 1837: folios 20-31;...
Dates:
1811-1837.
Letters of Augusta Leigh to Lord Byron, Anne Isabella Noel Byron, Catherine Gordon Byron and John Hanson; with one letter of George Anson Byron to Augusta Leigh., 1802-1830, undated.
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Identifier: MS.43480
Scope and Contents
The letters of Augusta Leigh to Lord Byron have been placed at the start of the sequence with the rest of the letters arranged alphabetically by correspondent name. The letter of Leigh to Catherine Gordon Byron was originally included, unfoliated, in MS.43481.Letters of Augusta Leigh to Lord Byron with excerpts of letters of Lord Byron to Augusta Leigh in the hand of the latter, 1811-1824 and undated: folios 1-13;Letters and copies of letters of Augusta Leigh to Anne...
Dates:
1802-1830, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle.
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Letters of and to Augusta Leigh, with correspondence of and relating to her family.
Letters of Charles, John and Newton Hanson to various correspondents; with some copies of replies of John Murray II., 1824-1849, undated.
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Identifier: MS.43436
Scope and Contents
The letters have been arranged alphabetically by correspondent name.Letters of Charles Hanson to John Cam Hobhouse, 1824 and not dated: ff.1-4;Copy of a letter of Charles Hanson to Francis Hodgson, 1824: ff.5-6;Letter of Charles Hanson to John Murray II, 1824: ff.7-8;Letter of John Hanson to Augusta Leigh, 1828: ff.9-10;Letters of John Hanson to John Murray II, 1815, 1829, 1836-39 and not dated: ff.11-29;Letters of...
Dates:
1824-1849, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle.
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Correspondence of and to John Hanson and his family.
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Letters of John Hanson and his family to various correspondents.
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.
File
Identifier: MS.43522
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;...
Dates:
1816-1937, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle.
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Correspondence and manuscripts relating to the separation of Lord and Lady Byron.
Letters to Augusta Leigh from various correspondents; with letters of or concerning various members of the Leigh family., 1798-1883, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.43483
Scope and Contents
The letters of, to and relating to Augusta Leigh has been placed at the start of the sequence. The rest have been ordered by alphabetically by the name of the Leigh family member to which they concern, followed by miscellaneous items.Letters of and to Augusta Leigh with related material:Letter wrapper addressed to Lord Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck possibly in the hand of Augusta Leigh, 1821: folio 1;Letter of George H Gilchrist to Augusta Leigh, 1825:...
Dates:
1798-1883, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle.
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Letters of and to Augusta Leigh, with correspondence of and relating to her family.
Letters to Catherine Gordon Byron; and letters of Anne Isabella Noel Byron, Lady Byron., 1808-1857.
File
Identifier: MS.43411
Scope and Contents
Letters to Catherine Gordon Byron have been placed before those of Anne Isablla Noel Byron, Lady Byron.Letters to or concerning Catherine Gordon Byron:Letter of Margaret Abercromby to Lady Catherine Gordon Byron, [1811]: folios 1-2;Letter of John Birch to Lady Catherine Gordon Byron, 1808: folios 3-4;Letter of William Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire, to Catherine Gordon Byron, 1810: folios 5-6;Letter of John Dell to Catherine Gordon...
Dates:
1808-1857.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle.
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Letters of and to Catherine Gordon Byron, and of Anne Isabella Noel Byron, Lady Byron.
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.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
/
Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle.
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Correspondence and other material concerning publications relating to Lord Byron after his death.