Scope and Contents There are two sets of copies here. The first set is a continuation of those manuscript copies available at MSS.43461-43462 and cover the letters of Lord Byron to Douglas Kinnaird for the years 1823-1824. The second set of copies are typescript copies of selected letters of Byron to Kinnaird between 1818 and 1822. Both sets are undated, so have been arranged in their sets in chronological order by date of the original letter. Manuscript copies of letters of Lord Byron to...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Douglas James William Kinnaird (1788-1830) was an intimate friend of Lord Byron. Kinnaird was banker for the poet and after Byron went into self-imposed exile in 1816, Kinnaird also acted as his power of attorney in Britain. As a result, there are hundreds of letters between the two, as well as letters of Kinnaird to John Murray II and John Cam Hobhouse. The correspondence covers personal affairs, business matters and conversation about the works of Byron. Kinnaird was heavily involved in...

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 copies are undated, but the original letters cover the year 1822. The copies have been ordered in chronological order of the originals.Copies of letters of Byron to Kinnaird from January 1822: folios 1-10;Copies of letters of Byron to Kinnaird from February 1822: folios 11-26;Copies of letters of Byron to Kinnaird from March 1822: folios 27-30;Copies of letters of Byron to Kinnaird and one to John Cam Hobhouse from April 1822: folios...

Scope and Contents The five volumes here contain copies of letters of Douglas Kinnaird. The descriptions below are taken from how Kinnaird has described them on the front cover. The volumes contain copy letters of Kinnaird to various correspondents, many of which relate to either his brother, Charles Kinnaird, 8th Baron Kinnaird, or his friend, Lord Byron. The volumes have been arranged in chronological order.‘Lord K’s affairs Oct 1815’, 9 Oct 1815-4 Dec 1815: folios 1-48;...

Scope and Contents The three volumes here contain copies of letters of Douglas Kinnaird. The descriptions below are taken from how Kinnaird has described them on the front cover. The volumes contain copy letters of Kinnaird to various correspondents, many of which relate to Lord Byron. The volumes have been arranged in chronological order.In addition to the letter books, there is a letter of Stephen Lushington to Douglas Kinnaird, which has been placed at the end of the sequence....

Scope and Contents The two volumes here contain copies of letters of Douglas Kinnaird. They have been arranged in chronological order. After the letter books there is an uncut pamphelt of Charles Kinnaird, 8th Lord Kinnaird. This folder also holds the original boards for the folder containing the copy letter books of Douglas Kinnaird.Copy book of Douglas Kinnaird, with some folios removed, 13 June 1826-9 Apr 1828: folios 1-91;Copy book of Douglas Kinnaird, 8 July 1828-25 Nov 1828:...

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Douglas Kinnaird kept these volumes of copy correspondence for over a decade. They record copies of many letters of Kinnaird to a variety of correspondents, including Lord Byron and Stephen Lushington. Many of the letters concern the business affairs of Lord Byron and Charles Kinnaird.

Scope and Contents The letters of John Cam Hobhouse have been arranged before those to Hobhouse. Within each section, the letters have been arranged by correspondent name. An additional letter has been added to the end of the sequence that was, before foliation, housed in Ms.43408 and moved during the cataloguing process.Letters of John Cam Hobhouse to various correspondents:Charles Barry, 1827: folios 1-4;Charlotte Hobhouse, one of which was annotated by Charlotte...

Scope and Contents Douglas James William Kinnaird (1788-1830) and Lord Byron were close friends and wrote to each other regularly. The level of correspondence increased after Lord Byron left England to live on the Continent following the breakdown of his marriage. Kinnaird acted as agent and power of attorney for his friend, which necessitated him becoming very involved in the business and private affairs of the poet. As such, their correspondence forms a significant and important source for information...

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 Douglas James William Kinnaird (1788-1830) was an intimate friend of Lord Byron. Kinnaird was banker for the poet and after Byron went into self-imposed exile in 1816, Kinnaird also acted as his power of attorney in Britain. As a result, there are hundreds of letters between the two, as well as letters of Kinnaird to John Murray II and John Cam Hobhouse. The correspondence covers personal affairs, business matters and conversation about the works of Byron. Kinnaird was heavily involved in...

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...

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Letters have been arranged chronologically within each correspondent.

Letters of Douglas James William Kinnaird to John Murray [II], 1816-1828: folios 1-14;

Letters of Douglas James William Kinnaird to John Cam Hobhouse, 1824: 15-22;

Also included is a letter of Henry Brougham to Douglas James William Kinnaird, 1814: folios 23-24.

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 MS.43533 Letters mostly of and to John Cam Hobhouse concerning a statue of Lord Byron, 1824-1845, undated.These letters have been arranged in three sections: (i) Letters to John Cam Hobhouse relating to a statue of Lord Byron and a related pamphlet written by Hobhouse have been organised alphabetically by correspondent surname; (ii) Letters and notes of a sub-committee relating to a statue of Lord Byron (further folios relating to this have been added at folios 289-292 having...

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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.

Scope and Contents The letters have been arranged chronologically. Letters of Douglas Kinnaird to Lord Byron, 1822, with copies of letters of Richard Crabtree and James Dearden to Douglas Kinnaird at folios 29 and 44 respectively, and a letter of Edward Burtenshaw Sugden to Thomas Brand, Lord Dacre, and Sir Francis Burdett at folio 45: folios 1-47; Letters of Douglas Kinnaird to Lord Byron, 1823, with a letter of Ransom and Co. to Lord Byron at folio 80: folios 48-95;...

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...

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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 have been arranged in chronological order.January: folios 1-5;February: folios 6-16;March: folios 17-19;April: folios 20-29;May: folios 31-37;June: folios 38-39;July: folios 40-41;August: folios 42-53;September: folios 54-68;October: folios 69-71;November: folios 72-85;December: folios: 86-114.Included at ff.22-25 are letters...

Scope and Contents The letters have been arranged chronologically.January 1823: folios 1-4;February 1823: folios 5-7;March 1823: folios 8-14;April 1823: folios 15-25;May 1823: folios 26-30;June 1823: folios 31-34;October 1823: folios 35-38;December 1823: folios 39-42;1824: folio 43;exhibition label from the 'Byron: an exhibition to commemorate the 150th anniversary of his death in the Greek...

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;...

Scope and Contents The correspondence has been arranged in alphabetical order by correspondent surname. Letters concerning a Lord Byron dedication to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1823-1934, including:letters of Georg Friedrich Benecke probably to Douglas Kinnaird, 1822 and 1826: folios 1-4;manuscript copy of a letter of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe to Georg Friedrich Benecke, undated: folios 5-6;letters of Charles James Sterling to Lord Byron, 1823: folios 7-10;...