Letters mostly concerning the death of Lord Byron., 1812-1939, undated.
Scope and Contents
The letters have been arranged alphabetically by correspondent surname.
When first made available for consultation, the letters of Pallegrino Ghigi, at folios 39-40, and Lega Zambelli, at folios 76-77, were housed in Ms.43530, but were moved to the current location during cataloguing.
Letter of Thomas Gerrard Barber to John Murray [V] relating to the body of Lord Byron, 1939: folio 1;
Letters of Charles Barry to Douglas Kinnaird, John Hanson, and John Cam Hobhouse, with one of John Webb and Co. to Charles Hanson, 1824: folios 2-13;
Letters of Edward Blaquiere to John Cam Hobhouse, 1824, with one of W C Blaquiere to Colonel C Stuart, 1812: folios 14-22;
Letter of Francesco Bruno to Augusta Leigh, 1824: folio 23-24;
Typescripts in Italian and English of a letter, 1824, of Giovanni Battista 'Tita' Falcieri, to his parents, undated: folios 25-36;
Letter of William Fletcher to John Murray [II] informing him of the death of Lord Byron, 1824: folios 37-38;
Letter of Pallegrino Ghigi to Lord Byron, 1824: folios 39-40;
Letter of Henry Hesketh to John Cam Hobhouse, 1824: folios 41-42;
Letters of James Kennedy to John Cam Hobhouse and Douglas Kinnaird, 1824: folios 43-46;
Letter of Andreas Luriottis and Andreas Zaimis to John Cam Hobhouse, 1824: folios 47-48;
Letter of Julius Michael Millingen to Sir John Bowring and Douglas Kinnaird 1824: folios 49-52;
Letters and letter covers of Lord Sidney Godolphin Osborne to John Cam Hobhouse and Douglas Kinnaird, 1824-1825: folios 53-73;
Letters of Antonio Lega Zambelli to the executors of Lord Byron, 1824: folios 74-79.
Dates
- Creation: 1812-1939, undated.
Creator
- John Webb and Company (Livorno, merchants and bankers) (Organization)
- Barber, Thomas Gerrard (antiquary, Canon of Southwell) (Person)
- Barry, Charles Frisby (banker, Genoa, partner of Webb and Co.) (Person)
- Blaquiere, Edward (author and philhellene) (Person)
- Blaquiere, W C (correspondent of Col C Stuart) (Person)
- Bruno, Francesco (physician to Lord Byron, Missolonghi) (Person)
- Falcieri, Giovanni Battista (servant, known as "Tita",) (Person)
- Fletcher, William (valet to George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron) (Person)
- Ghigi, Pellegrino (agent for Lord Byron at Ravenna) (Person)
- Hesketh, Henry (philhellene) (Person)
- Kennedy, James (writer) (Person)
- Luriottis, Andreas (deputy of the Greek Legislative Body) (Person)
- Millingen, Julius Michael (physician) (Person)
- Osborne, Sidney Godolphin, Lord (Secretary General to the Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands) (Person)
- Zaimis, Andreas (Greek military leader and politician) (Person)
- Zambelli, Antonio Lega (Italian steward of Lord Byron) (Person)
- Bowring, John, Sir, Knight (politician, diplomatist and author) (Recipient, Person)
- Hanson, Charles (solicitor for Lord Byron, son of John) (Recipient, Person)
- Hanson, John (Byron family solicitor and guardian of George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron) (Recipient, Person)
- Hobhouse, John Cam, Baron Broughton (politician) (Recipient, Person)
- Leigh, Augusta Mary (half sister of George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, née Byron) (1783-1851) (Recipient, Person)
- Kinnaird, Douglas James William, Hon. (writer and politician) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John Samuel (publisher (II)) (1778-1843) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (V)) (Recipient, Person)
- Stuart, C (Colonel) (Recipient, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
850 Leaves
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
i + 79 folios.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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