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Hanson, John (Byron family solicitor and guardian of George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1755 - 1841

Found in 37 Collections and/or Records:

Letters of Mary Ann Chaworth (later Musters) to Lord Byron and John Hanson., 1765-1826, undated.

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Identifier: MS.43418
Scope and Contents Letters of Mary Ann Musters (née Chaworth), mostly to Lord Byron. Musters was a cousin of Byron and the object of his affection both before and after her marriage.The letters have been arranged by recipient and then chronologically.Letters of Mary Ann Chaworth to Lord Byron, 1813-1814 and undated: folios 1-88;Press cutting relating to the death of William Chaworth, probably enclosed in a letter of Mary Ann Chaworth to Lord Byron, 1765: folio 89;...
Dates: 1765-1826, 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, to and concerning Catherine Gordon Byron, the mother of Lord Byron., 1788-1811.

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Identifier: MS.43410
Scope and Contents The letters in this folder have been arranged alphabetically by correspondent.Letters and copies of letters of and to William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, 1799: folios 1-6;Letters of Catherine Gordon Byron to John Birch, 1805: folios 7-8;Letters of Catherine Gordon Byron to John Hanson, 1801-1811: folios 9-133;Letters of Catherine Gordon Byron to John Laurie, 1801: folios 134-137;Letters of Catherine...
Dates: 1788-1811.

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 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 of various correspondents to Lord Byron and others concerning Greece and the Greek Committee., 1823-1824, undated.

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Identifier: MS.43530
Scope and Contents The letters have been arranged in alphabetical order by correspondent surname, with additional material at the end of the sequence.When first made available for consultation, before foliation, this manuscript included letters of Pellegrino Ghigi and Antonio Lega Zambelli. These have been moved to Ms.43531 during cataloguing.Letter possibly of Giuseppe Abbati to Lord Byron, with a poem dedicated to Byron, 1824: folios 1-4;Note possibly of David Baillie...
Dates: 1823-1824, 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 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 concerning finances and business matters of correspondents with surnames and company names from Massingberd to Webb; with letters relating to the will of Lord Byron., 1806-1839.

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Identifier: MS.43527
Scope and Contents The letters concerning financial and business matters have been ordered alphabetically by correspondent name at the beginning of the sequence. Letters relating to the will of Lord Byron have been similarly ordered in alphabetical order afterwards.When first made available for consultation, before foliation, this manuscript contained a letter of Henry Kirchhoffer to John Cam Hobhouse. This was moved to Ms.43517 ff.18-19 during cataloguing. Similarly, letters of James Barbaud,...
Dates: 1806-1839.

Letters to Lord Byron concerning finances and business matters of correspondents with surnames from Adams to Hanson, C., 1807-1823, undated.

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Identifier: MS.43525
Scope and Contents The letters have been arranged alphabetically by correspondent surname. Additional correspondence has been added at the end of the sequence. This was originally housed in Ms.43527 and was moved to the current position during cataloguing.Letter of J Adams to Lord Byron, 1813: folio 1;Letter of Claud Avron to Lord Byron, 1813: folios 2-3;Letters of Walter James Baldwin to Lord Byron, 1812-1814: folios 4-19;Letter of William Baldwin to Lord...
Dates: 1807-1823, undated.

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.

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Subject
Letters. Correspondence. 33
Copies. Derivative objects. 17
Drafts. Documents. 5
Notes. 5
Receipts. Financial records. 4