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Drury, Henry Joseph Thomas (schoolmaster, bibliophile and classical scholar)

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Letter of Henry Drury to Benjamin Hobhouse regarding Edward Isaac Hobhouse., 1819.

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Identifier: MS.42303
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Henry Drury, master of Harrow School, writes to Sir Benjamin Hobhouse about his unruly son, (Edward) Isaac Hobhouse. Drury complains of the behaviour of Isaac, particularly his letting off fireworks in the house and "a determined defiance of all authority". As a consequence, Drury recommends that Isaac is removed from the school and placed under a private tutor, before he is "publically expelled". Folios 1-2.

Dates: 1819.

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.

Letters mostly of and to John Cam Hobhouse concerning a statue of Lord Byron., 1824-1845, undated.

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Identifier: MS.43533
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...
Dates: 1824-1845, undated.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Drummond to Drysdale., 1811-1927.

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Identifier: MS.40346
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Drummond, Archibald.Letter, 1814, of Archibald Drummond to John Murray II. Folio 1.Drummond, Florence.Letters, 1915 and 1919, of Florence Drummond to john Murray IV. Folios 2-6.Drummond, Henry.Letters, 1829, 1840, 1844-1845, 1851-1853, 1855-1856 and 1858, of Henry Drummond to John Murray II and John Murray III. Folios 7-34....
Dates: 1811-1927.

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.

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