Letters of Augusta Leigh to John Cam Hobhouse, Francis Hodgson and Stephen Lushington., 1815-1843, undated.
Scope and Contents
The letters have been arranged alphabetically by correspondent name. The majority of the letters here are to Sir John Cam Hobhouse – these have been arranged chronologically, with undated letters at the end of the sequence.
When first made available for consultation this folder of letters, before it was foliated, included a letter, 1802, of Augusta Leigh to Catherine Gordon Byron. That letter is now housed in MS.43480 ff.21-22.
Letters and partial letters of Augusta Leigh to John Cam Hobhouse:
1815: folios 1-2;
1816: folios 3-10;
1818: folios 11-12;
1824: folios 13-107;
1825, with two press cuttings: folios 108-115;
1826: folios 116-121;
1827: folios 122-125;
1828 with one press cutting: folios 126-132;
1829: folios 133-143;
1831: folios 144-145;
1832: folios 146-149;
1833: folios 150-152;
1834: folios 153-157;
1835: folios 158-161;
1837: folios 162-166;
1838: folios 167-170;
1840: folios 171-174;
1843: folios 175-180;
Undated: folios 181-238;
Partial letters, undated: folios 239-242
Letter of Augusta Leigh to Francis Hodgson, 1815: folios 243-244;
Letter of Augusta Leigh and two letters of Sir George Charles D'Aguilar on behalf of Augusta Leigh to Stephen Lushington with one reply, 1830: folios 245-252.
Dates
- Creation: 1815-1843, undated.
Creator
- D'Aguilar, Sir George Charles, Knight, Lieutenant-General, 1784-1855 (Person)
- Leigh, Augusta Mary (half sister of George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, née Byron) (1783-1851) (Person)
- Lushington, Stephen (judge) (Person)
- Hobhouse, John Cam, Baron Broughton (politician) (Recipient, Person)
- Hodgson, Francis (provost of Eton) (Recipient, Person)
- Leigh, Augusta Mary (half sister of George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, née Byron) (1783-1851) (Recipient, Person)
- Lushington, Stephen (judge) (Recipient, Person)
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Extent
254 Leaves
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
ii + 252 folios.
Repository Details
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