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Miscellaneous papers primarily of Lord Byron., 1802-1824, undated.

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Identifier: MS.43354

Scope and Contents

Part of a page extracted from one of the school books of Byron from Harrow, with an annotation by John Murray [III],1804, 1865: folio 1;

Note of Susan Vaughan to Byron, including an annotation in the hand of Byron, with related note, 1812, undated: folios 2-2a;

Manuscript of a statement of annuities and loans, with mention of Elizabeth Massingberd, in the hand of Byron, 1812: folios 3-5;

Notes in the hand of Byron, possibly relating to his speech to the House of Lords on Catholic emancipation, [1812]: folios 6-6a;

Draft of a speech in the hand of Byron to the House of Lords on Catholic emancipation, 1812: folios 7-8;

Statement in the hand Byron for the Commission of Lunacy of John Wallop, 3rd Earl of Portsmouth, 1814: folios 9-10;

List in the hand of Byron, of the names of his servants and relating to his European travels. The names listed are Berger, William Fletcher, Robert Rushton, and John William Polidori (here noted as ‘Polidore’), [1816]: folio 11.

Press cutting of a transcription of a statement of Byron on his separation from Lady Byron, the original of which can be located at folios 13-14 of this manuscript 1869: folio 12;

Manuscript statement of Byron on his separation from Lady Byron, 1817: folios 13-14;

Letter of Byron, pretending to be William Fletcher, his valet, to John Cam Hobhouse, 1818: folios 15-16a;

Manuscript entitled ‘Some account of the life and writings of the late George Russell by Henry Ferguson’ in the hand of Byron, 1821: folios 17-19:

Statement in Italian regarding an affray in Pisa in which Sergeant-Major Stefani Masi was wounded, signed by Byron, Edward Trelawny, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and John Hay, 1822: folios 20-21;

Pencil notes in the hand of Byron on Suliotes, written at Missolonghi, 1824: folios 22-22a;

Manuscript pencil notes in the hand of Byron, on the reverse of a document, both in Italian and relating to Adam Friedel (see also folio 30 of this manuscript), [?1824]: folio 23;

Manuscript in the hand of Byron entitled ‘Notes etc etc and Character’ relating to Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, originally sent as a note to subsequently annexed stanzas on Brougham in ‘Don Juan Canto I’ [1818]: folio 24;

Postscript to a letter of Byron to John Cam Hobhouse, 23 Jun 1816: folio 25;

Deposition in Italian on an affray in Pisa in which Sergeant-Major Stefani Masi was wounded by John Taafe, with manuscript comment by Byron, 1822: folios 26-27;

List of books in the hand of Byron, which had been included in a letter of Byron to John Murray [II] 9 Oct 1821: folio 28;

Manuscript fragment found at Cephalonia of an inventory of sums and costs in the hand of Byron, [1824]: folio 29

Manuscript pencil notes in Italian in the hand of Byron concerning an attack in the Greek language paper, ‘Chronaca Greca’ (actual title ‘Hellenica Chronica’) against Adam Friedel (see also folio 23 of this manuscript), [?1824]: folio 30;

Letter of Byron in Italian addressed to the ‘Chronica Greca’ (actual title ‘Hellenica Chronica’) signed ‘NB’, 23 March 1824: folios 31-32;

Two letters of Byron in Italian addressed to "A M+" [Teresa Guiccioli], with annotated cover note in an unknown hand, [? 1820], undated: folios 33-37.

Dates

  • Creation: 1802-1824, undated.

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Extent

39 Leaves

Language of Materials

English

Italian

Arrangement

ii + 37 folios.

Separated Materials

Folio 25 of this manuscript is the postscript to a letter of Byron to John Cam Hobhouse, 23 June 1816. The rest of the letter can be located at Ms.43439 ff.63-65.

Folio 28 of this manuscript was originally included as an enclosure of a letter of Byron to John Murray [II], 9 Oct 1821. The letter can be located at Ms.43492 ff.79-80.

Repository Details

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

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