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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 13 Collections and/or Records:

Assorted letters of and to John Cam Hobhouse., 1816-1854, undated.

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Identifier: MS.42291
Scope and Contents The letters have been arranged by correspondent surname, with an unknown correspondent and accounts placed at the end of the sequence.Letter of Alfred D'Orsay von Barry to John Cam Hobhouse, 1854: folio 1;Copy of a letter of John Cam Hobhouse to Charles Frisby Barry, 1827: folios 2-3;Letter of Luigi Chiaveri to John Cam Hobhouse, 1831: folios 4-5;Letter of Scrope Berdmore Davies to John Cam Hobhouse, 1816: folio 6;Letter of John Cam...
Dates: 1816-1854, undated.

Forged letters and manuscripts of Lord Byron; with correspondence and notes relating to the forgeries and to George Gordon Du Luna Byron., 1841-2004, undated.

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Identifier: MS.43542
Scope and Contents The forged letters and manuscripts of Lord Byron, with accompanying notes, have been placed at the start of the sequence. Correspondence relating to the forgeries has then been ordered chronologically, with two copies of transcriptions of the forgeries placed at the end of the sequence.Forged letters and manuscripts and copies of the same of Lord Byron, with accompanying notes and memos of John Murray [V] and Virginia Murray placed after their corresponding letters, undated and...
Dates: 1841-2004, 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 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 Cam Hobhouse to John Murray II and to John Murray III., 1814-1848, undated.

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Identifier: MS.42288
Scope and Contents The letters have been arranged in chronological order, with those of uncertain date at the end of the sequence.Notes on the dates of the letters in this sequence: folios iii-x;Letters of John Cam Hobhouse to John Murray [II], 1814: folios 1-6;Letters of John Cam Hobhose to John Murray [II], 1815: folios 7-13;Letters of John Cam Hobhouse to John Murray [II], 1816: folios 14-31;Letter of John Cam Hobhouse to John Murray [II], 1817:...
Dates: 1814-1848, undated.

Letters of John Cam Hobhouse to John Murray II and to John Murray III., 1814-1865.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42288-42289
Scope and Contents Hobhouse wrote letters to John Murray [II] and John Murray [III] for over half a century. The letters cover many topics, but largely relate to his own publications or the works of and about Lord Byron. While Byron was still alive, Hobhouse often wrote to Murray with news of the poet and his works. As executor for Byron, Hobhouse was heavily involved with his posthumous reputation, including organising monuments and ensuring the accuracy of publications about the poet. Many of the later...
Dates: 1814-1865.

Letters of John Cam Hobhouse to John Murray III., 1852-1865.

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Identifier: MS.42289
Scope and Contents

The letters of John Cam Hobhouse to John Murray [III] have been arranged in chronological order:

1852: folios 1-4;

1854: folios 5-18;

1855: folios 19-47;

1856: folios 48-53;

1857: folios 54-55;

1858: folios 56-63;

1859: folios 64-77;

1860: folios 78-79;

1861: folios 80-85;

1862: folios 86-87;

1863: folios 88-91;

1865: folios 92-93.

Dates: 1852-1865.

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.

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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.

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 John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Field, G. to Firth., 1814-1927.

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Identifier: MS.40402
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. A further correspondent has been added to the end of this sequence.Field, George.Letter, 1846, of George Field to John Murray III. Folios 1-2.Field, Julian Osgood.Letter, 1925, of Julian Osgood Field possibly to Leonard Huxley. Folios 3-4.Field, John.Letter, 1832, of John Field to John Murray II. Folios 5-6.Field, John...
Dates: 1814-1927.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Haydon, B. to Hayes, W., 1824-1909.

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Identifier: MS.40537
Scope and Contents The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Haydon, Benjamin Robert.Letters, 1824-1845, of Benjamin Haydon mostly to John Murray II and John Murray III. 1824-1825, 1828, 1836, 1839, 1841 and 1845: folios 1-21.Notes.Letter, 11 June 1836, of Edward Dundas to Benjamin Haydon. Folios 10-11.Letter, 13 June 1836, of Benjamin Haydon to Edward Dundas. Folio 12.Letter, 21 July 1845, of Benjamin...
Dates: 1824-1909.

Manuscript of John Cam Hobhouse concerning the destruction of the memoirs of Lord Byron; with related letters., 1824-1869.

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Identifier: MS.43534
Scope and Contents Following the death of Lord Byron in April 1824, various interested parties met at the house of John Murray on 17th May of that year. These included John Murray [II], Thomas Moore, John Cam Hobhouse and representatives of both Lady Byron and Augusta Leigh. After a discussion, the group decided that the manuscript containing the memoirs of Lord Byron should be burned and they proceeded to do so in the drawing room fireplace. This act caused great controversy and the items in this folder...
Dates: 1824-1869.