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Letters. Correspondence.

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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 14 Collections and/or Records:

Copies of letters of Lord Byron to Douglas Kinnaird dated 1816-1821., Undated.

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Identifier: MS.43461
Scope and Contents The copies are undated, but the original letters cover the period from 1816-1821. The copies have been ordered in chronological order of the originals.Copies of letters of Byron to Kinnaird from 1816: folios 1-8;Copies of letters of Byron to Kinnaird from 1817: folios 9-38;Copies of letters of Byron to Kinnaird from 1818: folios 39-56;Copies of letters of Byron to Kinnaird, with one to John Murray [II] from 1819: folios 57-95;...
Dates: Undated.

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.

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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.

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.

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 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.

Letters of John Hanson to Catherine Gordon Byron and John Cam Hobhouse., 1805-1840.

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Identifier: MS.43435
Scope and Contents The letters have been arranged alphabetically by recipient surname and then chronologically.Letters of John Hanson to Catherine Gordon Byron:1805: folios 1-2;1806: folio 3;1807: folios 4-7;1808: folios 8-10;1809: folios 11-14;1810: folios 15-22;1811: folios 23-28;Letters of John Hanson to John Cam Hobhouse:1824: folios 29-59, included is a copy of a letter of...
Dates: 1805-1840.

Letters of John Murray II to Lord Byron; with letters and letter fragments of and to John Murray II concerning Byron., 1815-1837, undated.

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Identifier: MS.43497
Scope and Contents The letters of John Murray II to Lord Byron have been placed at the start of the sequence in chronological order. Letters of and to John Murray II relating to Byron have then been arranged in chronological order.Letters and copies of letters of John Murray II to Lord Byron, 1821: folios 1-39;Letters of John Murray II to Lord Byron, including a press cutting relating to 'The Vision of Judgment', 1822: folios 40-52;Contemporary manuscript copies of four...
Dates: 1815-1837, undated.

Letters of Mary Shelley to various correspondents., 1817-1835.

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Identifier: MS.43506
Scope and Contents

The letters have been arranged by recipient.

Letters of Mary Shelley to Lord Byron, 1817-1822: folios 1-34;

Letters of Mary Shelley to John Hanson, 1824: folios 35-38;

Letters of Mary Shelley to Teresa Guiccioli, 1824: folios 39-40;

Letters of Mary Shelley to John Murray [II], 1828-1835: folios 41-88;

Letter of Mary Shelley to Abraham Hayward, 1838: folio 89-90.

Dates: 1817-1835.

Letters of various correspondents, largely concerning the health of Lord Byron., 1802-1823, 20th century.

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Identifier: MS.43528
Scope and Contents The letters concerning health matters relating to Lord Byron have been ordered alphabetically by correspondent surname.Letters of James Alexander to Lord Byron, ?1823: folios 1-15;Letter of John Laurie to Catherine Gordon Byron, 1801: folios 16-19;Letter of James Lavender to John Hanson, 1802: folio 20;Letter of Benjamin Moseley to Benjamin Hutchison, 1808: folios 21-22;Letters of John William Polidori to Lord Byron, 1816-1817:...
Dates: 1802-1823, 20th century.

Letters to Augusta Leigh from various correspondents; with letters of or concerning various members of the Leigh family., 1798-1883, undated.

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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.

Letters to Catherine Gordon Byron; and letters of Anne Isabella Noel Byron, Lady Byron., 1808-1857.

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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.

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.

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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.