Correspondence between Lord Byron and correspondents with surnames from Lewis-Montagu., 1806-1822, undated.
Scope and Contents
The letters of and to Lord Byron have been arranged in alphabetical order by correspondent surname. When first made available for consultation this folder of letters, before it was foliated, included a note in the hand of Lord Byon entitled ‘Note to the name of Southey’ and a letter from an unidentified correspondent. These letters have now been moved to Ms.43490 and Ms.43523 ff.142-143 respectively.
Letters of Matthew Gregory 'Monk' Lewis to Lord Byron, 1816-1817 and undated: folios 1-9;
Letter of William Lowther, 2nd Earl of Lonsdale, to Lord Byron, 1807: folios 10-11;
Letters of George Battista Lusieri to Lord Byron, 1810-1813: folios 12-23;
Letter of Barbara Elphinstone Macaulay to Lord Byron, 1821: folios 24-25;
Letter of Zacharay MacAulay to Lord Byron, 1813: folios 26-28;
Letter of George MacCarthey to Lord Byron, 1814: folio 29;
Letter of John James Alexander MacCarthy to Lord Byron, undated: folio 30;
Letters of Sophia Louisa MacDonald to Lord Byron, 1814: folios 31-33;
Letters of Sir James MacKintosh to Lord Byron, not dated [possibly 1813]: folios 34-37;
Letter of James MacNamara to Lord Byron, undated, [possibly September 1812]: folios 38-39;
Letter of Lord Byron to 'Madam', 17 Aug 1814: folios 40-41;
Letters of James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale, to Lord Byron, undated [possibly 1812]: folios 42-45;
Letter of Julia Manders to Lord Byron, 1814: folios 46-47;
Letter of William Lort Mansel to Lord Byron, 1807: folios 48-49;
Letter of Lord Byron to Elizabeth Massingberd, 1806, with one to John Hanson relating to Elizabeth Massibgberd, 1806 and 1812: folios 50-51;
Letters of Charles Skinner Matthews to Lord Byron, 1809 and 1811: folios 52-55;
Letters of Charles Robert Maturin to Lord Byron, 1815: folios 56-61;
Letter of Lord Byron to John Herman Merivale, 1815: folios 62-63;
Correspondence between Lord Byron and William Richard Beckford Miller, 1811: folios 64-69;
Letter of Antonio Lega Zambelli and Lord Byron to Giovanni Battista Missiaglia and letter of Giovanni Battista Missiaglia to Lord Byron, 1821: folios 70-73;
Letters of Alfred Montague to Lord Byron, 1823: folios 74-77.
Dates
- Creation: 1806-1822, undated.
Creator
- Byron, George Gordon, 6th Baron Byron (afterwards Noel, poet) (Person)
- Lewis, Matthew Gregory (romance writer, known as 'Monk Lewis') (Person)
- Lowther, William, 2nd Earl of Lonsdale (statesman) (Person)
- Lusieri, Giovanni Battista (Italian painter) (Person)
- Macaulay, Barbara Elphinstone (correspondent of Lord Byron) (Person)
- Macaulay, Zachary (philanthropist) (Person)
- MacCarthy, George (surgeon, Halstead) (Person)
- MacCarthy, John James Alexander (sculptor) (Person)
- MacDonald, Sophia Louisa (correspondent of Lord Byron) (Person)
- Mackintosh, James, Sir, Knight (philosopher and politician) (Person)
- Macnamara, James (naval officer) (Person)
- Maitland, James, 8th Earl of Lauderdale (statesman) (Person)
- Manders, Julia (correspondent of Lord Byron) (Person)
- Mansel, William Lort (Bishop of Bristol) (Person)
- Matthews, Charles Skinner (friend of Lord Byron) (Person)
- Maturin, Charles Robert (novelist and dramatist) (Person)
- Merivale, John Herman (poet) (Person)
- Miller, William Richard Beckford (publisher) (Person)
- Missiaglia, Giovanni Battista (bookseller and proprietor of the Apollo Library, Venice) (Person)
- Montagu, Alfred (solicitor to Richard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe) (Person)
- Zambelli, Antonio Lega (Italian steward of Lord Byron) (Person)
- Byron, George Gordon, 6th Baron Byron (afterwards Noel, poet) (Recipient, Person)
- Hanson, John (Byron family solicitor and guardian of George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron) (Recipient, Person)
- Massingberd, Elizabeth (landlady to Lord Byron) (Recipient, Person)
- Miller, William Richard Beckford (publisher) (Recipient, Person)
- Missiaglia, Giovanni Battista (bookseller and proprietor of the Apollo Library, Venice) (Recipient, Person)
Language of Materials
Most of the content is in English, but some content is in Italian.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
79 Leaves
Arrangement
ii + 77 folios.
Other Finding Aids
Correspondent 'Madam' is unidentified and unindexed.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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