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Letters mostly to Lord Byron of correspondents with surnames from Whitbread-Zantachi and anonymous letters., 1810-1821, undated.

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Identifier: MS.43512

Scope and Contents

The letters have been arranged in alphabetical order by correspondent surname, with anonymous correspondents placed at the end of that sequence. When first made available for consultation this volume of letters, before foliation, included letters, 1813-1816 and undated, of George Canning, Elizabeth Vassall Fox and Henry Richard Vassall Fox (Lord Holland). These letters are now in MS.43426. It also contained letters of Elizabeth Warton and Frances Webster-Wedderburn - these have been moved during cataloguing to Ms.43410 and Ms.43411 respectively.

Letter of Samuel Whitbread to Lord Byron, 1813-1814: folios 1-5;

Letter possibly of Juliana Wilmot to Sophia Maria Byron, undated: folios 6-7;

Letters of Harriette Wilson to Lord Byron, c 1816-c 1820: folios 8-25;

Letter of Richard Wingfield, 5th Viscount Powerscourt, to Lord Byron, 1811: folios 26-27;

Letters of Benjamin Winthrop to Lord Byron and John Cam Hobhouse, 1815: folios 28-30;

Letters of Francis Wrangham to Lord Byron, 1812-1814: folios 31-38;

Receipt of Andreas Zantachi [Xanthaky] to Lord Byron for 200 piastres, 1810: folio 39;

Anonymous letters signed using first name or initial only to Lord Byron:

Letters and partial letters of “Henrietta” to Lord Byron, 1814 and undated: folios 40-133;

Letter of “NNA” to Lord Byron, 1821: folios 134-137;

Letter of “Rosalie” to Lord Byron, 1814: folios 138-139;

Letter of “Ysabel” to Lord Byron, 1812: folios 140-141;

Letter with initials only, undated: folio 142;

Letter wrappers for unidentified correspondence, 1813-1814: folios 143-145.

Dates

  • Creation: 1810-1821, undated.

Creator

Language of Materials

The content is mostly in English, but some of the content is in French and some in Italian.

Conditions Governing Access

Normal access conditions apply.

Conditions Governing Use

Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.

Extent

146 Leaves

Arrangement

i + 145 folios.

Other Finding Aids

Correspondents Henrietta, NNA, Rosalie and Ysabel: unidentified and unindexed.

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

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