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 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 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...

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...

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,...

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...