Leigh, Augusta Mary (half sister of George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, née Byron) (1783-1851)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1783 - 1851
Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence concerning the separation of Lord and Lady Byron., 1816-1870.
File
Identifier: MS.43520
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...
Dates:
1816-1870.
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 and manuscripts relating to the separation of Lord and Lady Byron.
Correspondence, notes, proofs and press cuttings concerning 'Letters and Journals of Lord Byron', by Thomas Moore and to the events surrounding the destruction of the memoirs of Lord Byron, 1821-1835, 1938, undated.
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Identifier: MS.43538
Scope and Contents
The letters here have been arranged alphabetically by correspondent surname. Notes relating to Lord Byron have then been placed, with printed material ordered chronologically at the end of the sequence.When first made available for consultation, before foliation, this folder contained notes relating to a meeting regarding the placement of a statue of Lord Byron. These were identified during cataloguing as relating to notes in Ms.43533, so have been moved to that folder at...
Dates:
1821-1835, 1938, undated.
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 and other material concerning publications relating to Lord Byron after his death.
Forged letters and manuscripts of Lord Byron; with correspondence and notes relating to the forgeries and to George Gordon Du Luna Byron., 1841-2004, undated.
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Identifier: MS.43542
Scope and Contents
The forged letters and manuscripts of Lord Byron, with accompanying notes, have been placed at the start of the sequence. Correspondence relating to the forgeries has then been ordered chronologically, with two copies of transcriptions of the forgeries placed at the end of the sequence.Forged letters and manuscripts and copies of the same of Lord Byron, with accompanying notes and memos of John Murray [V] and Virginia Murray placed after their corresponding letters, undated and...
Dates:
1841-2004, undated.
Letters and copies of letters of Augusta Leigh to Elizabeth Vassall Fox (Lady Holland), John Murray II and John Murray III., 1816-1850, 1960, undated.
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Identifier: MS.43482
Scope and Contents
The letters have been arranged alphabetically by correspondent name and then chronologically within each section, with those of uncertain date placed at the end of the sequence.Copy, 1960, of a letter of Augusta Leigh to Elizabeth Vassall Fox (Lady Holland), undated: folios 1-3;Letters of Augusta Leigh to John Murray [II] dated:1816: folios 4-36;1817: folios 37-49;1818: folios 50-60;1819: folio 61-65;1820:...
Dates:
1816-1850, 1960, undated.
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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Letters of and to Augusta Leigh, with correspondence of and relating to her family.
Letters and related material concerning works by Robert Charles Dallas about Lord Byron, and the associated injunction., 1824-1951, undated.
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Identifier: MS.43536
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...
Dates:
1824-1951, undated.
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 and other material concerning publications relating to Lord Byron after his death.
Letters, assignments and receipts concerning the sale of papers and copyrights relating to Lord Byron., Undated.
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Identifier: MS.43541
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,...
Dates:
Undated.
Letters concerning the funeral and will of Lord Byron; including letters relating to Greek and Italian property of Lord Byron., 1824-1853.
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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.
Letters mostly concerning the death of Lord Byron., 1812-1939, undated.
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Identifier: MS.43531
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...
Dates:
1812-1939, undated.
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.
Letters of and concerning William Fletcher, valet of Lord Byron., 1811-1837.
File
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 and to Augusta Leigh, with correspondence of and relating to her family., 1802-1892.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.43479-43483
Scope and Contents
Augusta Leigh (1783-1851) was the half-sister of Lord Byron. They first started corresponding when Byron was at Harrow School and they maintained a close relationship until the death of Byron in 1824. Rumours of incest between the two surrounded the break-up of the marriage of Lord Byron with his wife, Anne Isabella Milbanke.The letters here reflect their relationship and, as a result of her relationship with Byron, her relationships with his wider circle. There are here...
Dates:
1802-1892.
Letters of Augusta Leigh to John Cam Hobhouse, Francis Hodgson and Stephen Lushington., 1815-1843, undated.
File
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.
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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Letters of and to Augusta Leigh, with correspondence of and relating to her family.
Letters of Augusta Leigh to Lord Byron, Anne Isabella Noel Byron, Catherine Gordon Byron and John Hanson; with one letter of George Anson Byron to Augusta Leigh., 1802-1830, undated.
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Identifier: MS.43480
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...
Dates:
1802-1830, undated.
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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Letters of and to Augusta Leigh, with correspondence of and relating to her family.
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.
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 of and to John Hanson and his family.
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Letters of John Hanson and his family to various correspondents.
Letters of correspondents with surnames from Byron, AB to Byron, George; with letters concerning Ada Byron and Allegra Byron., 1781-1825, undated.
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Identifier: MS.43412
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...
Dates:
1781-1825, undated.
Letters of Lord Byron to Augusta Leigh., 1804-1823.
File
Identifier: MS.43479
Scope and Contents
Letters of Lord Byron to his half-sister Augusta Leigh. The letters have been arranged in chronological order. At the end of the sequence is a manuscript by Lord Byron, which is annotated by Augusta Leigh.Letters of Lord Byron to Augusta Leigh dated:1804: folios 1-13;1805: folios 14-29;1808: folios 30-32;1811: folios 33-42;1814: folios 43-50;1816: folios 51-70;1817: folios 71-81;...
Dates:
1804-1823.
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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Letters of and to Augusta Leigh, with correspondence of and relating to her family.
Letters of, to or concerning Lady Caroline Lamb; with letters and manuscripts of George Lamb and William Lamb., 1812-1831, undated.
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Identifier: MS.43468
Scope and Contents
The letters of Caroline Lamb to various correspondents have been arranged in alphabetical order by correspondent surname. Papers relating to George Lamb and William Lamb, Lord Melbourne, have been arranged at the end of the sequence.Letter of Caroline Lamb to William Fletcher, 1812: folios 1-2;Copy of a letter of Caroline Lamb to Thomas Medwin, 1824: folios 3-6;Letter of Caroline Lamb to Lydia Rogers White, 1824: folios 7-8;Copy of a letter of...
Dates:
1812-1831, undated.
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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Letters of and to Lady Caroline Lamb, with some of William Lamb and George Lamb.
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.
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 and manuscripts relating to the separation of Lord and Lady Byron.
Letters to and concerning Lord Byron and his last days in Greece., 1823-1825, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.43529
Scope and Contents
The letters have been arranged alphabetically by correspondent surname.Letters of Samuel Barff to Lord Byron, 1824: folios 1-42;Letters of Samuel Barff to Douglas Kinnaird, including a copy of a letter to Kinnaird, 1824: folios 43-48;Letters of Samuel Barff to Lord Sidney Godolphin Osborne 1824: folios 49-50;Letters of Edward Blaquiere to Lord Byron, 1823: folios 51-69;Letter of John Bowring to an unknown recipient, 1825: folios...
Dates:
1823-1825, undated.
Letters to Augusta Leigh from various correspondents; with letters of or concerning various members of the Leigh family., 1798-1883, undated.
File
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.
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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Letters of and to Augusta Leigh, with correspondence of and relating to her family.
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.
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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Letters of and to Catherine Gordon Byron, and of Anne Isabella Noel Byron, Lady Byron.
Manuscript journal of a tour of the Alps, by Lord Byron., 1816.
Item
Identifier: MS.43350
Scope and Contents
A copy in Byron’s hand of the journal he kept during a tour of the Swiss Alps in 1816 which he sent to his half-sister Augusta Leigh. The journal is dated 'Clarens Septr 18th 1816'and covers 17-29 September 1816.
Dates:
1816.
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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Manuscripts of poems, plays and prose of or relating to Lord Byron and his circle.
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Journals, diaries and phrasebooks of Lord Byron.
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.
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 and other material concerning publications relating to Lord Byron after his death.
Manuscripts and commonplace books of Augusta Leigh., 1796-1830.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.43367-43371
Scope and Contents
Augusta Leigh was the half-sister of Lord Byron. This series includes five commonplace books and a manuscript containing poetry, sketches and part of a copy of the 'Alpine journal' of Lord Byron.
Dates:
1796-1830.
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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Manuscripts of poems, plays and prose of or relating to Lord Byron and his circle.
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Manuscripts and commonplace books of family and friends of Lord Byron, chiefly relating to the life and works of Lord Byron.
Manuscripts of works and translations by Lord Byron; with some copy in the hands of Lady Byron, Charles Hanson, John Cam Hobhouse, Augusta Leigh, John Murray [II], and Mary Shelley., 1807-1823, undated.
Item
Identifier: MS.43348
Scope and Contents
The manuscripts here have been broadly arranged in chronological order. First lines are given in brackets after the title of the poem. ‘Lord Byron: Complete poetical works’, edited by Jermone McGann, has been used in some of the following descriptions.Corrected manuscript draft of an untitled poem (“As relics left of saints above …”) in the hand of Byron, undated [?1806]: folio 1;Corrected manuscript of ‘Parody on Sir W. Jones’s Translation from Hafiz – “Sweet...
Dates:
1807-1823, undated.
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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Manuscripts of poems, plays and prose of or relating to Lord Byron and his circle.
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Manuscripts, fair copies, fragments and material relating to the non-narrative poems of Lord Byron.
Proofs of works relating to Lord Byron., 1897-1921, undated.
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Identifier: MS.43400
Scope and Contents
The proofs here all relate to publications concerning Lord Byron.Proofs of ‘Hints from Horace’, probably for ‘Works of Lord Byron: Poetry, Vol.1’, edited by Ernest Hartley Coleridge, with annotations by Ralph Gordon Noel King Milbanke, Lord Lovelace, 1897: folios 1-14;Proofs of ‘Lord Byron’s Correspondence: Vol II’, edited by John Murray IV, with some annotations, 1921. The contents includes chapters VI-XIV and appendices A-C. These proofs have been bound with...
Dates:
1897-1921, undated.
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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Proofs and printed items relating to works by Lord Byron, his circle and biographers.
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Proofs of works relating to Lord Byron and published by John Murray.
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- Press cuttings. Information artifacts. 3
- Accounts. 2
- Agreements. Legal instruments. 2
- Excerpts. 2
- Transcriptions. Documents. 2
- Translations. Documents. 2
- Advertisements. 1
- Alps (mountain system). Europe. Longitude: 010 00 00 E. Latitude: 46 25 00 N. 1
- Assignment of copyrights. Legal documents. 1
- Circular letters. 1
- Death certificates. 1
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- Fair copies. 1
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