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Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Brief statements of a fact or experience, written down for review, or as an aid to memory, or to inform someone else; also includes short, informal letters.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
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.
Manuscript of John Cam Hobhouse concerning the destruction of the memoirs of Lord Byron; with related letters., 1824-1869.
File
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.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Archive of John Murray, publishers.
/
Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
/
Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle.
/
Correspondence relating to the death of Lord Byron, his funeral, will and estate, and the burning of his memoirs.