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;...

Scope and Contents The letters of and to Lord Byron 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 note in the hand of Lord Byon entitled ‘Note to the name of Southey’ and a letter from an unidentified correspondent. These letters have now been moved to Ms.43490 and Ms.43523 ff.142-143 respectively.Letters of Matthew Gregory 'Monk' Lewis to Lord Byron, 1816-1817 and undated:...

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...

Scope and Contents London solicitor John Hanson (1755-1841) was a friend, agent and adviser to Lord Byron. He acted as a guardian to a young Byron and continued to be a key figure in the life of the poet. Their close relationship is reflected in the correspondence here between them. Also included here are letters of Byron to other members of the Hanson family, and from John Hanson to various members of the circle of Lord Byron, including Catherine Gordon Byron, John Cam Hobhouse and Augusta Leigh. There are...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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;...

Scope and Contents The letters of and to Lord Byron have been placed at the start of the sequence, followed by letters between other correspondents relating to Newstead Abbey.Copy of a letter of Lord Byron to John Hanson, 1817: folios 1-2;Letter of Lord Byron (in an unknown hand) to John Palethorpe, signed by John Hanson and Owen Mealey, 1812: folio 3;Correspondence between Lord Byron and Robert Rushton, with a receipt of Edward Rushton to John Murray [III] for the purchase...

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...

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...

Scope and Contents The letters have been arranged alphabetically by correspondent surname.Instruction to James Sykes to pay Mary Hillhouse £18 9 shillings, on the account of George Anson Byron, 3 Sep 1789: f.1;Letter of George Anson Byron to James Sykes, not dated [late 18th century]: ff.2-3;Letter of George Anson Byron to Thomas Stilwell, not dated [c.1813]: ff.4-5;Letters of George Anson Byron to Lord Byron, 1811-1815: ff.6-39;Instruction to James...

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The letters have been arranged chronologically.

1814: folios 1-15;

1815: folios 16-32;

1816: folios 33-38;

1817: folios 39-40;

1818: folios 41-53;

1819*: folios 54-84;

1820: folios 85-109;

1821: folios 110-137.

*Included is a letter, 1819, of Ransom and Co. to Lord Byron at folios 66-67 and a letter, 1819, of John and Charles Hanson to Douglas Kinnaird at folio 68.

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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.

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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.

Scope and Contents In the capacity of guardian and agent for Lord Byron, John Hanson wrote many letters relating to the poet to various friends and family of Byron. This correspondence is full of detail relating to the life of Lord Byron, including his experiences at school, his progress at Cambridge and his financial affairs. There are also letters written after the death of Lord Byron, concerning continuing business matters relating to the works of Byron, his legacy and his estate. Included here are...

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...

Scope and Contents The letters of John Hanson to Byron have been arranged chronologically, with those to Elizabeth Massingberd placed at the end of the sequence.When first made available for consultation this volume of letters, before foliation, included a letter, 1820, of Richard Belgrave Hoppner to Lord Byron. This letter has been moved during cataloguing and is now located at MS.43448 ff.132-133.Letters of John Hanson to Lord Byron, 1805: folios 1-4;Letters of John Hanson...

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...

Scope and Contents The letters of Lord Byron to John Hanson have been placed in chronological order, with other items at the end of the sequence.Letters of Lord Byron to John Hanson, 1815, including an invoice of Randall and Co. (f.47), the visiting card of Henry Hatsell (f.55), and a note relating to a payment to Robert Baxter (f.69): folios 1-74;Letters of Lord Byron to John Hanson, 1816: folios 75-88;Letters of Lord Byron to John Hanson, 1817: folios 89-98;...

Scope and Contents

The letters have been arranged chronologically.

1814: folio 1;

1799: folios 2-3;

1804: folios 4-9;

1805: folios 10-24;

1806: folios 25-32;

1807: folios 33-45, [a later note relating to the sons of John Hanson is at folio 46];

1809: folios 47-54;

1812: folios 55-84, [a letter to Charles Hanson is at folios 65-67];

1813: folios 85-122.

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The letters have been arranged in chronological order.

1816: folios 1-2;

1819: folios 3-39;

1820: folios 40-66;

1821: folios 67-136.

Included at ff.25-26 are accounts sent to Lord Byron by John Hanson.

Scope and Contents The letters of Lord Byron to John Hanson in this folder all date from 1814 and have been arranged in chronological order.January: folios 1-11;February: folios 12-14;May: folios 15-16;June: folio 17 (this letter was previously housed as Ms.43431 f.1);July: folios 18-27;August: folios 28-33;September: folios 34-50;October: folios 51-75;November: folios 76-78;December: folios...

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The letters of Lord Byron to John Hanson and other members of the Hanson family, form an important sequence of correspondence, not least because they cover over twenty years of the life of the poet. The letters of Byron to John Hanson span over twenty years and include information on his business affairs and personal life. Byron also wrote to three children of John Hanson: Hargreaves, Harriet and Charles.