Letters to Augusta Leigh from various correspondents; with letters of or concerning various members of the Leigh family., 1798-1883, undated.
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: folios 2-3;
Letter of Alfred Richards Harrison to Augusta Leigh, 1843: folios 4-5;
Letters of John Cam Hobhouse to Augusta Leigh, 1824: folios 6-7;
Letter of J Howard to Augusta Leigh, undated: folios 8-9;
Letter of John Murray [III] to Augusta Leigh, undated: folios 10-11;
Receipt for loan of £75, secured against a sealed box of 51 letters of Lord Byron, deposited by Augusta Leigh with John Murray III, 1850: folio 12;
Letters of Jane Porter to Augusta Leigh, 1834 and 1838: folios 13-16;
Letter of Augusta Leigh to Thomas Stilwell, 1839: folio 17;
Letter of Sir Henry Wyndham to Augusta Leigh, 1829: folios 18-19;
Letter of Augusta Leigh to an unknown correspondent: 1830: folios 20-21;
Letter of an unknown correspondent to Augusta Leigh relating to John Dillon, 1847: folios 22-23;
Items relating to Augusta Leigh:
Copy of a letter of Lord Byron to an unknown poet, possibly in the hand of Augusta Leigh, 1815: folios 24-25;
Letter of John Murray [II] to John Hanson, 1837: folios 26-27;
Partial copy of a letter, 1798, possibly of Lady Mary Pelham, Countess of Chichester, to Lady (Georgina) Charlotte Nares containing a description of Augusta Leigh, not dated: folios 28-29;
Letter and receipt of Frank Thomas Sabin to John Murray [III] with notes of John Murray [III] and John Murray [IV] relating to purchases of Augusta Leigh material, 1886 and 1892: folios 30-32;
Correspondence between Robert Holmes White and John Murray [III], with a letter of John Murray [III] to Alfred Markby and an undated note of Alfred Markby relating to letters of Augusta Leigh and to money borrowed by ‘Miss Leigh’, 1883 and undated: folios 33-40;
Letters of, to and relating to Amelia Marianne [Emily] Leigh:
Letters of Amelia Marianne [Emily] Leigh to John Murray [III], 1864-1875 and undated: folios 41-69;
Letters of John Murray [III] to Amelia Marianne Leigh, 1874 and undated: folios 70-71;
Memorandum of agreement between John Murray [III] and Amelia Marianne Leigh, 1864: folios 72-73;
Letters of Amelia Marianne [Emily] Leigh possibly to Henry George Robinson and an unknown recipient addressed as ‘My Lord, 1851 and 1861: folios 74-79;
Letters of Henry George Robinson to John Murray [III], 1859-1862: folios 80-89;
Letter of Edmund James Smith to John Murray [III], undated: folio 90;
Letters of and to George Leigh:
Letters of and to George Leigh relating to accusations against Leigh with a list of charges against him, ?1809: folios 91-97;
Letters of George Leigh probably to Sir Benjamin Bloomfield, 1821: folios 98-100;
Letter of John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford, to George Leigh, 1821: folios 101-103;
Letters of Geraldine Amelia Leigh to John Murray [III], 1876-1877: folios 104-112;
Letters of and relating to Ada Mary Stephenson:
Letters of Byron Drury to John Murray [III], 1868: folios 113-118;
Letters of Ada Mary Stephenson to John Murray [III], 1868 and 1882: folios 119-125;
Letter of Elizabeth Medora Taillefer to John Cam Hobhouse, 1843: folios 126-127;
Copy of a letter of John Cam Hobhouse to John Trevanion Purnell Bettesworth-Trevanion, 1836: folios 128-130;
Letters of Georgina Augusta Trevanion to John Murray [III], 1852 and 1855: folios 131-136;
Miscellaneous Items
Letter of Sir Charles Morgan to an unknown recipient, 'Madam' regarding the death of William Byron, 1794: folio 137;
Letter of Sydney Morgan to Sir George Charles D'Aguilar, undated: folios 138-139.
Dates
- Creation: 1798-1883, undated.
Creator
- Byron, George Gordon, 6th Baron Byron (afterwards Noel, poet) (Person)
- Drury, Byron (admiral) (Person)
- Gilchrist, George H (Newcastle upon Tyne, correspondent of Augusta Leigh) (Person)
- Harrison, Alfred Richards (silversmith and jeweller) (Person)
- Hobhouse, John Cam, Baron Broughton (politician) (Person)
- Howard, J (correspondent of Augusta Leigh) (Person)
- Leigh, Amelia Marianne [Emily] (daughter of Augusta Leigh) (Person)
- Leigh, Augusta Mary (half sister of George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, née Byron) (1783-1851) (Person)
- Leigh, George (equerry to Prince of Wales) (Person)
- Leigh, Geraldine Amelia (grand-daughter of Augusta Leigh) (Person)
- Markby, Alfred (solicitor) (Person)
- Morgan, Charles, Sir, 1st baronet (judge, formerly Gould) (Person)
- Morgan, Sydney (novelist and socialite, wife of Sir Thomas, née Owenson) (Person)
- Murray, John Samuel (publisher (II)) (1778-1843) (Person)
- Murray, John (publisher (III)) (1808-1892) (Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Person)
- Pelham, Mary Henrietta Juliana, Lady (wife of Thomas, 2nd Earl of Chichester, née Osborne) (Person)
- Porter, Jane (novelist) (Person)
- Robinson, Henry George (solicitor, London) (Person)
- Russell, John, 6th Duke of Bedford (landowner) (Person)
- Sabin, Frank Thomas (rare book and autograph dealer) (Person)
- Smith, Edmund James (surveyor) (Person)
- Stephenson, Ada Mary Augusta (granddaughter of Augusta Leigh, née Leigh) (Person)
- Taillefer, Elizabeth Medora (daughter of Augusta Leigh, née Leigh) (Person)
- Trevanion, Georgiana Augusta (eldest daughter of Augusta Leigh, née Leigh) (Person)
- White, Robert Holmes (solicitor, London) (Person)
- Wyndham, Henry, Sir, Knight (General) (Person)
- Aguilar, George Charles D', Sir, Knight (Lieutenant-General) (Recipient, Person)
- Bentinck, Frederick Cavendish- , Lord (Major-General) (Recipient, Person)
- Bloomfield, Benjamin, 1st Baron Bloomfield (army officer and courtier) (Recipient, Person)
- Hanson, John (Byron family solicitor and guardian of George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron) (Recipient, Person)
- Hobhouse, John Cam, Baron Broughton (politician) (Recipient, Person)
- Leigh, Amelia Marianne [Emily] (daughter of Augusta Leigh) (Recipient, Person)
- Leigh, Augusta Mary (half sister of George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, née Byron) (1783-1851) (Recipient, Person)
- Leigh, George (equerry to Prince of Wales) (Recipient, Person)
- Markby, Alfred (solicitor) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John (publisher (III)) (1808-1892) (Recipient, Person)
- Nares, Georgina Charlotte, Lady (wife of Edward, historian and writer, née Spencer) (Recipient, Person)
- Robinson, Henry George (solicitor, London) (Recipient, Person)
- Stilwell, Thomas (Navy Board agent) (Recipient, Person)
- Trevanion, John Trevanion Purnell Bettesworth- (formerly Bettesworth) (Recipient, Person)
- White, Robert Holmes (solicitor, London) (Recipient, Person)
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Extent
142 Leaves
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
iii + 139 folios.
Repository Details
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