Letters of introduction and recommendation given to Lord Byron by various correspondents., 1809-1813.
Scope and Contents
The letters have been arranged in alphabetical order by correspondent name.
Letter of recommendation of Stratford Canning to Sir Robert Liston, in favour of Lord Byron, 1813: folios 1-3;
Letter of recommendation of Stratford Canning to Sir Gore Ouseley, in favour of Lord Byron, 1813: folios 4-6;
Letter of recommendation of James Chabot to Claudius James Rich, in favour of Lord Byron and John Cam Hobhouse, 1809: folio 7;
Letter of recommendation of Henry Bathurst, Lord Bathurst, to Sir James Campbell, in favour of Lord Byron, 1813: folios 8-10;
Letter of recommendation of Henry Bathurst, Lord Bathurst, to George Duncan Robertson, in favour of Lord Byron, 1813: folios 11-13;
Letter of recommendation of Edward Ellice to Hon. Henry Duncan, in favour of Lord Byron, 1809: folios 14-15;
Letter of recommendation of Edward Ellice to Charles Elphinstone-Fleeming, in favour of Lord Byron, 1809: folios 16-17;
Letter of recommendation of Sir John Malcolm to William Bruce, in favour Lord Byron, 1813: folios 18-19;
Letter of recommendation of Sir John Malcolm to Gideon Colquhoun, in favour Lord Byron, 1813: folios 20-21;
Letter of recommendation of Sir John Malcolm to John Cormick, in favour Lord Byron, 1813: folios 22-23;
Letter of recommendation of Sir John Malcolm to Jaffier Ali Khan, in favour Lord Byron, 1813: folios 24-26;
Letter of recommendation of Sir John Malcolm to Sir John MacDonald Kinneir, in favour Lord Byron, 1813: folios 27-28;
Letter of recommendation of Sir John Malcolm to Sir Gore Ouseley, in favour Lord Byron, 1813: folios 29-30;
Letter of recommendation of Sir John Malcolm to Claudius James Rich, in favour Lord Byron, 1813: folios 31-32;
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Continued.
Letter of recommendation of Sir John Malcolm to an unknown recipient, in favour Lord Byron, 1813: folios 33-34;
Letter of recommendation of Sir James MacKintosh to Claudius James Rich, in favour of Lord Byron, 1813: folios 35-37;
Letter of recommendation and credit of John Parish to Parish and Co. in favour of Lord Byron, 1809: folios 38-39;
Letter of recommendation of Robert Stewart, Marquess of Londonderry, to Sir Robert Liston, in favour of Lord Byron, 1813: folios 40-43;
Wrapper of a letter of Robert Stewart, Marquess of Londonderry, to Sir Gore Ouseley, 1813: folios 44.
Dates
- Creation: 1809-1813.
Creator
- Bathurst, Henry, 3rd Earl Bathurst (statesman) (Person)
- Canning, Stratford, Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe (diplomatist) (Person)
- Chabot, James (of Chabot and Co., Malta) (Person)
- Ellice, Edward (statesman) (Person)
- Mackintosh, James, Sir, Knight (philosopher and politician) (Person)
- Malcolm, John, Sir, Knight (Governor of Bombay) (Person)
- Parish, John (banker, Hamburg) (Person)
- Stewart, Robert, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (statesman) (Person)
- Parish and Company (Hamburg, bankers) (Recipient, Organization)
- Bruce, William (Captain, Resident of Bushire) (Recipient, Person)
- Campbell, James, Sir, Knight (Major-General) (Recipient, Person)
- Colquhoun, Gideon (surgeon, Assistant to the British Resident at Bussora) (Recipient, Person)
- Duncan, Henry, Hon. Sir, Knight (Captain, RN) (Recipient, Person)
- Fleeming, Charles Elphinstone (Admiral) (Recipient, Person)
- Khan, Jaffier Ali (of Shiraz) (Recipient, Person)
- Kinneir, John Macdonald, Sir, Knight (traveller and diplomat) (Recipient, Person)
- Liston, Robert, Sir, Knight (diplomat) (Recipient, Person)
- Ouseley, Gore, Sir, 1st Baronet (diplomatist and linguist) (Recipient, Person)
- Rich, Claudius James (traveller and collector of manuscripts and antiquities) (Recipient, Person)
- Robertson, George Duncan, 20th of Struan, 6th of Drumachuine and 16th Chief of Clan Donnachaidh (Major-General) (Recipient, Person)
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Extent
46 Leaves
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
ii + 44 folios.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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