Papers concerning the separation of Lord and Lady Byron in 1816, 1816-1830
File
Dep. Lovelace Byron 129
Held at the Weston Library
Comprising:
(fols. 1-89) papers written at the time of separation, Jan-Mar 1816, including:
- (fols. 1-26, 36-43, 61, 72-79, 88-89) statements by Lady Byron
- (fols. 27-34) statements by Mrs Clermont
- (fols. 46-60) notes for depositions from William Fletcher and Fanny Shackleton
- (fols. 62-68) copies in Mrs Clermont's hand, of letters to Lord Byron from Lord Holland, Douglas Kinnaird and Samuel Rogers, Mar 1816
- (fols. 86-87) minutes of a conversation with Lady Caroline Lamb, by Lady Byron, 27 Mar 1816
(fols. 90-191) papers written after the legal separation, Nov 1816-1830, including:
- (fols. 90-91) 'meditation on Lord B.', by Lady Byron, 22 Nov 1816
- (fols. 92-119) copies of correspondence, 1816
- (fols. 120-125) copies of Sir Ralph Noel's letters to John Hanson, 1817
- (fols. 126-165) copies of Lord Byron's letters to Augusta Leigh, Aug 1816-1824
- (fol. 166) cutting from The Morning Post, 16 Apr 1830, concerning Lord and Lady Byron
- (fols. 167-191) manuscript and two printed copies of Lady Byron's Remarks occasioned by Mr Moore's Notices of Lord Byron's Life (1830)
Dates
- Creation: 1816-1830
Extent
191 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
Dep. Lovelace Byron 129
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk