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 been moved here during cataloguing from Ms.43538); (iii) Bound manuscript copies of letters to Hobhouse relating to the statue. Some of the original letters can be found in the first section of this manuscript.

(i) Letters to John Cam Hobhouse relating to a statue of Lord Byron and a related pamphlet written by Hobhouse:

Letter of Sir Robert Adair to John Cam Hobhouse, 1828: folios 1-2;

Letter of Count Giovanni-Battista Giuseppe Albrizzi to John Cam Hobhouse, 1826: folios 3-4;

Letters of William John Bankes to John Cam Hobhouse, undated: folios 5-8;

Letter of William Lisle Bowles to John Can Hobhouse, ?1828: folios 9-10;

Letter of Thomas Brand, Baron Dacre, to John Cam Hobhouse, 1828: folios 11-12;

Letter of Henry Brougham to John Cam Hobhouse, 1844: folios 13-14;

Letter of Howe Peter Browne, Marquess of Sligo, to John Cam Hobhouse, 1826: folios 15-16;

Letter of George Anson Byron, 7th Baron Byron, to John Cam Hobhouse, 1845: folios 17-18;

Letter of Thomas Campbell (poet) to John Cam Hobhouse, 1826: folios 19-20;

Letters of Thomas Campbell (sculptor) to John Cam Hobhouse, 1828 and undated: folios 21-24;

Letter of Stratford Canning to John Cam Hobhouse, 1828: folios 25-27;

Letters and an envelope of William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, to John Cam Hobhouse, 1844 and undated: folios 28-34; MS.43533 Continued. Correspondence between Luigi Chiaveri and John Cam Hobhouse, 1835: folios 35-40;

Letter of Benjamin Constant to John Cam Hobhouse, undated: folio 41;

Letter of Peter Leopold Louis Francis Nassau Cowper, 5th Earl Cowper, to John Cam Hobhouse, ?1828: folios 42-43;

Letter of Thomas Denman, Baron Denman, to John Cam Hobhouse, 1844: folios 44-45;

Letter of Benjamin Disraeli to John Cam Hobhouse, 1845: folios 46-47;

Letter of Isaac D'Israeli to John Cam Hobhouse, undated: folio 48;

Letter of Henry Drury probably to John Cam Hobhouse, undated: folios 49-50;

Letter of Edward Ellice to John Cam Hobhouse, 1828: folios 51-52;

Letters of George James Welbore Agar-Ellis to John Cam Hobhouse, 1828-1829: folios 53-56;

Letters of John Fitzgibbon, 2nd Earl of Clare, to John Cam Hobhouse, 1829, 1844 and undated: folios 57-64;

Letters and a partial letter of Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of Lansdowne, to John Cam Hobhouse and John Murray, ?1844 and undated: folios 65-74;

Letters of Henry Richard Vassall Fox, Lord Holland, to John Cam Hobhouse with a note relating to a statue of Lord Byron, undated: folios 75-83;

Letters of Marguerite Gardiner, Lady Blessington, to John Cam Hobhouse, 1845: folios 84-89;

Letters of George Nugent Grenville, Baron Nugent, to John Cam Hobhouse, 1824: folios 90-93;

Letters of John Cam Hobhouse to John Murray [II], 1829-1830: folios 94-97;

Letter of Thomas Hope to John Cam Hobhouse, 1828: folios 98-99;

Letter of George William Frederick Howard, Earl of Carlisle, to John Cam Hobhouse, 1844: folios 100-101;

Letter of William Howley, Archbishop of Canterbury, to John Cam Hobhouse, 1844: folios 102-103; MS.43533 Continued.

Letter of Hunt and Clarke to John Cam Hobhouse and John Hanson, 1826: folios 104-105;

Letter of John Ireland to John Cam Hobhouse, 1834: folios 106-107;

Letters and an envelope of Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey, to John Cam Hobhouse, 1844: folios 108-112;

Letter of Augusta Ada King, Lady Lovelace, to John Cam Hobhouse, 1844: folios 113-116;

Letters of John Gibson Lockhart to John Cam Hobhouse, 1844: folios 117-120;

Letter of Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton, to John Cam Hobhouse, 1845: folios 121-123;

Correspondence between Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay, and John Cam Hobhouse, 1844: folios 124-127;

Letter of Sir James Mackintosh to John Cam Hobhouse, 1828: folios 128-129;

Letter of Thomas Moore to John Cam Hobhouse, 1844: folio 130;

Letter of John Murray [II] possibly to John Cam Hobhouse, 1834: folios 131-132;

Letters of George Augustus Parkyns, Baron Rancliffe, to John Cam Hobhouse, 1824 and 1828: folios 133-135;

Letters of Richard Paternoster to John Cam Hobhouse, 1825 and undated: folios 136-139;

Letter of Robert Peel to John Cam Hobhouse, 1844: folio 140;

Letter of Thomas Phillips to John Cam Hobhouse to John Cam Hobhouse, 1828: folios 141-142;

Letters of Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford, (one signed Tavistock) to John Cam Hobhouse, ?1828 and 1844: folios 143-146;

Letter and an envelope of John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, to John Cam Hobhouse, 1844: folios 147-149;

Letter of Janet Smith to John Cam Hobhouse, 1828: folios 150-151;

Letter possibly of Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington, to John Cam Hobhouse, undated: folios 152-153; MS.43533 Continued.

Letter of Sydney Smith to John Cam Hobhouse, ?1844: folios 154-155;

Letter of Leicester Stanhope to John Cam Hobhouse, undated: folios 156-157;

Letter of Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley, later 14th Earl of Derby, to John Cam Hobhouse, 1844: folios 158-159;

Letter of George Child-Villiers, 5th Earl of Jersey, to John Cam Hobhouse, 1828: folios 160-161;

Letter of George William Frederick Villiers, Earl of Clarendon, to John Cam Hobhouse, 1844: folios 162-163;

Letter of Charles Baring Wall to John Cam Hobhouse, undated: folios 164-165;

Letters of John William Ward, Earl Dudley, to John Cam Hobhouse, 1828: folios 166-169;

Letter of George John Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr, to John Cam Hobhouse, 1826: folio 170;

Letter of Richard Westmacott to John Cam Hobhouse, 1845: folios 171-172;

Letters of William Whewell to John Cam Hobhouse, 1843-1845: folios 173-180;

Letters of Thomas Wildman to John Cam Hobhouse, 1825 and 1828: folios 181-189;

Letter of an unknown correspondent to John Cam Hobhouse, undated: folios 190-191.

(ii) Letters and notes of a sub-committee (consisting of John Cam Hobhouse, William John Bankes, John Fitzgibbon (2nd Earl of Clare), George Agar-Ellis, Henry Vassall Fox (Lord Holland), Douglas Kinnaird and John Murray [II]) formed in relation to the commission and placement of a statue of Lord Byron:

Notes relating to a meeting of the Sub-Committee dated 7th June 1828 (further notes can be located at folios 289-292 of this folder): folios 192-195;

Two copies of notes relating to a meeting of the Sub-Committee dated 29 July 1844: folios 196-216;

Circular letter of the Sub-Committee, 1829: folios 217-218;

MS.43533 Continued.

(iii) Manuscript copies of letters to John Cam Hobhouse relating to his pamphlet, 'The exclusion of Lord Byron's statue from Westminster Abbey', 1844: folios 219-288.

Some of the original letters can be located at earlier folios in this manuscript. Included on f.219 is an original index of correspondents.

In the order in which they appear, there are copies are of:

Poem of Sir Egerton Brydges, undated: folio 220;

Letter of William George Spencer Cavendish, 1844 (original letter can be located at folios 32-34): folio 221;

Letters of John Gibson Lockhart, 1844 (some of the original letters can be located at folios 117-120): folios 222-224;

Letter of Thomas Moore, 1844 (original letter can be located at folio 130): folio 225;

Correspondence between Hobhouse and Sir Robert Peel, 1844 (one of the original letters can be located at folio 140): folio 226;

Letter of Samuel Rogers, 1844: folio 227;

Letter of Lord John Russell, undated (original letter can be located at folios 147-149): folio 228;

Letter of Henry Brougham, 1844 (original letter can be located at folios 13-14): folios 229-230;

Letter of William Howley, 1844 (original letter can be located at folios 102-103): folio 231;

Letter of Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford, 1844 (original letter can be located at folios 145-146): folio 232;

Letter of Francis Jeffrey, 1844 (original letter can be located at folios 110-112): folios 233-235;

Letter of Augusta Ada King, 1844 (original letter can be located at folios 113-116): folios 236-238;

Letter of Sydney Smith, ?1844 (original letter can be located at folios 154-155): folios 239-241;

MS.43533 Continued.

Letter of John Fitzgibbon, Earl of Clare, 1844 (original letter can be located at folios 63-64): folios 242-244;

Letter of Charles Baring Wall, undated: folios 245-246;

Letter of Thomas Denman, Baron Denman, 1844 (original letter can be located at folios 44-45): folio 247;

Letter probably of John Benjamin Heath, 1844: folio 248;

Letter probably of William Yates Peel, 1844: folio 249;

Correspondence between Hobhouse and Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1844 (the original letters can be located at folios 124-127): folios 250-253;

Letter of Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of Lansdowne, ?1844 (original letter can be located at folios 65-66): folios 254-255;

Letter of Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley, later 14th Earl of Derby, 1844 (original letter can be located at folios 158-159): folio 256;

Letter of George William Frederick Howard, Earl of Carlisle, 1844 (original letter can be located at folios 100-101): folio 257;

Letter of Sir Martin Archer Shee, 1844: folio 258;

Letter of Edward Vassall Fox, Lord Holland, undated (original letter can be located at folios 82-83): folios 259-260;

Letter of Amelia Hobhouse, 1844: folios 261-263;

Letter of A W Hobhouse, 1844: folio 264;

Letter of George William Frederick Villiers, Earl of Clarendon, 1844 (original letter can be located at folios 162-163): folios 265-266;

Letter of Thomas Love Peacock, 1844: folios 267-271;

Letter of Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton, 1845 (original letter can be located at folios 121-123): folios 272-278;

MS.43533 Continued.

Letters of Marguerite Gardiner, Lady Blessington, 1845 (original letter can be located at folios 84-89): folio 279-281;

Letter of John Roles Fishlake, 1845: folios 282-283;

Letter of William Martin Leake, ?1845: folios 284;

Letter of David Baillie, ?1844: folios 285-287;

Letter of Benjamin Disraeli, 1845, (original letter can be located at folios 46-47): folio 288;

Further notes relating to the sub-committee formed in relation to the commission and placement of a statue of Lord Byron. These were originally housed in Ms.43538, but were moved during cataloguing because they are a continuation of those at folios 192-195 in this folder: folios 289-292.