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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 60 Collections and/or Records:

Letters mostly to Lord Byron of correspondents with surnames Davenport-Davies; including miscellaneous material concerning the life, letters and works of Scrope Berdmore Davies., 1810-2003.

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Identifier: MS.43423
Scope and Contents The letters have been arranged alphabetically by correspondent name and then chronologically, with miscellaneous material ordered at the end of the sequence..Letter of Richard Alfred Davenport to Lord Byron, 1815: folios 1-2;Letters of Margaret Davidson to Lord Byron, 1812-1816: folios 3-6;Letters of Scrope Berdmore Davies to Lord Byron, 1809-1818 and undated: folios 7-32;Letters of Scrope Berdmore Davies to John Murray II, 1836: folios...
Dates: 1810-2003.

Letters mostly to Lord Byron of correspondents with surnames from Whitbread-Zantachi and anonymous letters., 1810-1821, undated.

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Identifier: MS.43512
Scope and Contents The letters have been arranged in alphabetical order by correspondent surname, with anonymous correspondents placed at the end of that sequence. When first made available for consultation this volume of letters, before foliation, included letters, 1813-1816 and undated, of George Canning, Elizabeth Vassall Fox and Henry Richard Vassall Fox (Lord Holland). These letters are now in MS.43426. It also contained letters of Elizabeth Warton and Frances Webster-Wedderburn - these have been moved...
Dates: 1810-1821, 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 Augusta Leigh to John Cam Hobhouse, Francis Hodgson and Stephen Lushington., 1815-1843, undated.

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Identifier: MS.43481
Scope and Contents The letters have been arranged alphabetically by correspondent name. The majority of the letters here are to Sir John Cam Hobhouse – these have been arranged chronologically, with undated letters at the end of the sequence. When first made available for consultation this folder of letters, before it was foliated, included a letter, 1802, of Augusta Leigh to Catherine Gordon Byron. That letter is now housed in MS.43480 ff.21-22.Letters and partial letters of Augusta...
Dates: 1815-1843, undated.

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 Countess Teresa Guiccioli; with corrected proofs of poetry by Lord Byron., 1824-1835, undated.

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Identifier: MS.43429
Scope and Contents The letters have been ordered alphabetically The correspondence has been arranged in alphabetical order by recipient surname. Letters of Countess Teresa Guiccioli to Charles F Barry, 1827: folios 1-2;Letters of Countess Teresa Guiccioli to Lord Byron, undated: folios 3-11 ;Letters of Countess Teresa Guiccioli to Mr and Mrs Capecelatio, undated: folios 12-13; Letters of Countess Teresa Guiccioli to John Cam Hobhouse, 1824: folios...
Dates: 1824-1835, undated.

Letters of Edward John Trelawny to various correspondents, with some transcriptions., 1822-1833, 1978.

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Identifier: MS.43509
Scope and Contents The letters in this folder have been arranged alphabetically by correspondent surname. The letters in this folder have all been transcribed in typescript by Paula Feldman. These transcriptions are arranged after the letters to which they relate.Letters of Edward John Trelawny to Lord Byron, 1822-1824: folios 1-23;Typescript transcriptions of the letters of Edward John Trelawny to Lord Byron, 1978: folios 26-45;Letter of Edward John Trelawny to John Cam...
Dates: 1822-1833, 1978.

Letters of Elizabeth Lamb, Lady Melbourne, mostly to Lord Byron; and two to John Cam Hobhouse with one reply., 1813-1816, undated.

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Identifier: MS.43472
Scope and Contents The letters have been arranged by correspondent name and then chronologically within each section. Letters of Elizabeth Lamb to Lord Byron, 1813: folios 1-8;Letters of Elizabeth Lamb to Lord Byron, 1814, (including one on 19th January apparently misdated by Lady Melbourne as 1812): folios 9-67;Letters of Elizabeth Lamb to Lord Byron, 1815: folios 68-78;Letters of Elizabeth Lamb to Lord Byron, 1816: folios 79-87;Letters of Elizabeth...
Dates: 1813-1816, undated.

Letters of introduction and recommendation given to Lord Byron by various correspondents., 1809-1813.

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Identifier: MS.43518
Scope and Contents The letters have been arranged in alphabetical order by correspondent name.Letter of recommendation of Stratford Canning to Sir Robert Liston, in favour of Lord Byron, 1813: folios 1-3;Letter of recommendation of Stratford Canning to Sir Gore Ouseley, in favour of Lord Byron, 1813: folios 4-6;Letter of recommendation of James Chabot to Claudius James Rich, in favour of Lord Byron and John Cam Hobhouse, 1809: folio 7;Letter of recommendation of...
Dates: 1809-1813.

Letters of John Cam Hobhouse to John Hanson., 1815-1819.

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Identifier: MS.42286
Scope and Contents

These letters of John Cam Hobhouse are all addressed to John Hanson and have been placed in chronological order.

Letters of John Cam Hobhouse to John Hanson, including one manuscript copy of one of the letters,1815: folios 1-10;

Letters of John Cam Hobhouse to John Hanson, 1816: folios 11-14;

Letters of John Cam Hobhouse to John Hanson, 1819: folios 15-16.

Dates: 1815-1819.

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 John Cam Hobhouse to Lord Byron., 1815-1818.

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Identifier: MS.43442
Scope and Contents

The letters have been arranged in chronological order.

1815: folios 1-86, including a copy of a letter of John Cam Hobhouse to John Hanson at f.31 and a copy of a letter of Hobhouse to Lady Byron at ff.44-45;

1816: folios 87-94;

1818: folios 95-112.

Dates: 1815-1818.

Letters of John Cam Hobhouse to Lord Byron., 1819-1824.

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Identifier: MS.43443
Scope and Contents

The letters of John Cam Hobhouse to Lord Byron have been arranged in chronological order.

1819: folios 1-17;

1820: folios 18-30;

1821: folios 31-40;

Probably a draft of a letter, 1822: folios 41-44;

1823: folios 45-55;

1824: folios 56-64.

Dates: 1819-1824.

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 Lord Byron from the Library of Honresfield House., 1810-1813.

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Identifier: MS.50706
Scope and Contents

Letter of Lord Byron, Athens, to John Cam Hobhouse, 28 February 1811. folios 1-2.

Letter of Lord Byron, to Francis Hodgson, regarding bawdy letters by Robert Burns, 14 December 1813. folios 3-5.

Newspaper clipping regarding sale of the above letter of Byron to Hodgson, [1880s-1890s]. folio 6.

Wrapper of a letter addressed to John Cam Hobhouse, franked 21 and 22 November 1810 [letter not present]. folio 7.

Dates: 1810-1813.

Letters of Lord Byron to John Cam Hobhouse., 1820-1823.

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Identifier: MS.43440
Scope and Contents

The letters have been arranged chronologically. A further letter of 1821 has been added at the end of the sequence.

1820: folios 1-26;

1821: folios 27-41;

1822: folios 42-54;

1823: folios 55-90, including a copy transcription of a letter, 1823, of Edward Church to Lord Byron, 1823 at folio 73;

26 April 1821: folios 91-92.

Dates: 1820-1823.

Letters of Lord Byron to John Cam Hobhouse., 1813-1819.

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Identifier: MS.43439
Scope and Contents The letters of Lord Byron to John Cam Hobhouse have been arranged chronologically. A letter of Byron to Hobhouse and Douglas Kinnaird has been included at the end of the sequence.1813: folios 1-4;1814: folios 5-16;1815: folios 17-39;1816: folios 40-65;1819: folios 66-106, including a letter, 1819, of Countess Marina Querini Benzon to Lord Byron, which he forwards to Hobhouse, at f.71 and press cuttings at folios 102a-102b;...
Dates: 1813-1819.

Letters of, to and concerning John Cam Hobhouse., 1814-1875.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42285-42293
Scope and Contents The letters in this sequence are largely of Hobhouse to a variety of correspondents, including John Murray [II], John Murray [III], John Galt, John Hanson, Thomas Moore and John Polidori. Many of these letters relate to the poet Lord Byron, a great friend of Hobhouse. However there are also letters relating to other matters, including letters concerning the bequest of the Hobhouse papers to the British Museum. Typescript transcriptions of some letters of and to Hobhouse have also been...
Dates: 1814-1875.

Letters of, to or concerning Lord Byron, correspondents with surnames from Ingram to Kendrick., 1810-1859.

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Identifier: MS.43451
Scope and Contents The letters have been arranged alphabetically by correspondent surname.Letter of John Ingram to Lord Byron, 1823: folios 1-2;Letters of Theresa Borgarelli D’Ison to Lord Byron, 1823: folios 3-6;Letters of John Edward Jackson to John Cam Hobhouse, Lord Broughton, 1859: folios 7-10;Letter of Friedrich Johann Jacobsen to Lord Byron, 1819: folios 11-12;Letter of Francis Jeffrey to Lord Byron, 1815: folios 13-15;Letter of...
Dates: 1810-1859.

Letters of, to or concerning Lord Byron with correspondents with surnames from Hornby to John Hunt., 1808-1823, undated.

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Identifier: MS.43449
Scope and Contents The letters have been arranged in alphabetical order by correspondent surname. When first made available for consultation this folder of letters, before it was foliated, included a wrapper, 1813, of a letter to Lord Byron. This is believed to have been sent by Sir George Sinclair, so has been moved to Ms.43508 f.7.Letter of Phipps Hornby to Lord Byron, 1811: folios 1-2;Letter of William Horsley to Lord Byron, 1814: folios 3-4; Letter of Sir William Hoste...
Dates: 1808-1823, undated.

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.