Letters of Lord Byron from the Library of Honresfield House., 1810-1813.
Scope and Contents
Letter of Lord Byron, Athens, to John Cam Hobhouse, 28 February 1811. folios 1-2.
Letter of Lord Byron, to Francis Hodgson, regarding bawdy letters by Robert Burns, 14 December 1813. folios 3-5.
Newspaper clipping regarding sale of the above letter of Byron to Hodgson, [1880s-1890s]. folio 6.
Wrapper of a letter addressed to John Cam Hobhouse, franked 21 and 22 November 1810 [letter not present]. folio 7.
Dates
- Creation: 1810-1813.
Creator
- Byron, George Gordon, 6th Baron Byron (afterwards Noel, poet) (Person)
- Hobhouse, John Cam, Baron Broughton (politician) (Recipient, Person)
- Hodgson, Francis (provost of Eton) (Recipient, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
7 Leaves
Language of Materials
English
General
Blavatnik Honresfield Library. After the acquisition in 2021 of the Honresfield library the collection was distributed between various institutions. Collectively the holdings across those institutions are now known as the Blavatnik Honresfield Library in recognition of the generosity of Sir Leonard Blavatnik in supporting the acquisition.
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
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