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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letters to and of Augusta Leigh and other members of her family |
| Date | 16 Aug 1798 - 3 Mar 1892 |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Official Record |
| Author | Hobhouse, John Cam (1st Baron Broughton); Murray, John II; Murray, John III; Leigh, Elizabeth Medora; Hanson, John; Trevanion, Georgiana; Leigh, Emily |
| Theme | Private and Domestic Life |
| Description | Letters from John Murray II, John Murray III, John Cam Hobhouse and others, to Augusta Leigh. Includes a memorandum of the destruction of papers formerly belonging to Augusta Leigh, purchased by John Murray III in 1886. Also included are letters from several of Leigh's children and relatives, some concerning Emily Leigh’s regaining possession of Byron letters from John Murray III, and one from Elizabeth Medora Leigh stating herself to be the daughter of Lord Byron and destitute. |
| Keywords | family death friendship women finance authors fame and scandal |
| People | Hobhouse, John Cam (1st Baron Broughton) Murray, John II Murray, John III Stephenson, Ada Mary Leigh Leigh, Elizabeth Medora Byron, George Gordon (6th Baron Byron) Hanson, John Trevanion, Georgiana Leigh, Emily |
| Places | United Kingdom; Lewes; Cheltenham; London; Brighton; Alcester; Ramsgate; Twickenham |
| NLS Collection | Byron Papers |
| NLS Reference | MS.43483 |
| Copyright and Source Archive | The National Library of Scotland |