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;

Letters of James Farquhar to John Hanson, 1816: folios 11-14;

Deposition of Ann Fletcher taken by John Hanson, 1816: folios 15-18;

Letters, drafts of letters and copies of letters of John Hanson, 1816, to: Lord Byron: folios 19-29 James Farquhar: folio 30 William Hoar: folios 31-32 Stephen Lushington: folios 33-37 Sir Ralph Milbanke-Noel: folio 38 Sir Samuel Romilly: folio 39 Sir Samuel Sheperd: folio 40 Gerald Blisson Wharton and Wharton and Ford: folios 41-47 with a statement of John Hanson relating to Sir Samuel Romilly: folios 48-49;

Letter of John Hanson and Stephen Lushington to Wharton and Ford, 1816: folios 50-51;

Letter of William Hoar to John Hanson, 1816: folios 52-53;

Letters of John Cam Hobhouse, 1816, to: Sir Francis Hastings Doyle: folios 54-58 probably to John Hanson: folios 59-61 Sir Robert Wilmot Horton: folio 62 with a letter to Hobhouse of an unknown correspondent: folios 63-64;

Notes possibly in the hand of John Cam Hobhouse relating to events between Lord and Lady Byron before the separation, 1816: folios 65-71;

Letter of Francis Hodgson to John Hanson, 1816: folios 72-73;

Letters of Sir Robert Wilmot Horton (formerly Wilmot), 1816, to: Lord Byron: folios 74-78 and John Cam Hobhouse, 1816: folios 79-80;

Letter of Elizabeth Lamb, Lady Melbourne, to Lord Byron, 1816: folios 81-82;

Letter of Sir James Lamb (previously Burges) to John Hanson, 1816: folio 83;

Letters of Augusta Leigh, 1816, to: John Hanson: folios 84-97 and John Cam Hobhouse, 1816: folios 98-99;

Letters of Stephen Lushington, 1816, to: John Hanson: folios 100-108 and Henry Vassal Fox (Lord Holland): folios 109-110;

Letters of Ralph Noel Milbanke to John Hanson, 1816: folios 111-118;

Letters of Sir Samuel Shepherd to John Hanson, with a copy of his observations on the draft for separation, 1816: folios 119-125;

Letters of Gerard Wharton and John Ford, of Wharton and Ford, 1816, to: Lord Byron: folios 126-127; Charles Hanson: folios 128-129; and John Hanson: folios 130-143.

Letters to and of John Murray III and IV concerning letters relating to the separation of Lord and Lady Byron.

Letter of James Crowdy to John Murray III, 1870: folios 144-145;

Letters of Archibald Bence Bence-Jones to John Murray IV, including a transcription of a letter, 1816, of Lady Byron to Augusta Leigh; with a copy of a reply of John Murray IV to Bence-Jones, 1926-1927: folios 146-151.



Excerpts and transcriptions of letters relating to the separation of Lord and Lady Byron:

Excerpt from 'Home of the Hollands' by Lord Ilchester, 1937: folios 152-156;

Two copies of transcriptions of "Letters about the Byron separation in the possession of Mrs Spearman" [probably Diana Spearman], undated. These include transcriptions of letters dating 1816-1830, and includes transcriptions of agreements. The correspondents include Lord Byron, Lady Byron, Scrope Davies, Francis Hastings Doyle, John Cam Hobhouse, Robert Wilmot Horton (formerly Wilmot) and Thomas Moore: folios 157-246.