Found 3 collections related to Scholars -- Great Britain -- 19th century -- Correspondence

Henry Drury, English classical scholar. He was an assistant master at Harrow School, where he was the tutor of a young Lord Byron, who in adulthood became a friendly correspondent. To John Leycester Adolphus, barrister and writer : 1 autograph letter signed : 2 Oct 1831 : (B'ANA 0136) : reagarding a question relating to Byron studies ; offering some autographs of people discussed in Moore's Life of Byron ; listing some of the Byron-related items in his library. With a pencil drawing of an unidentified woman, by an unknown hand. less

To Theodore Edward Hook, writer and hoaxer : 1 autograph letter signed : 22 Feb 1840 : (MISC 2224) : [no place] : begins, "Having found leisure to put together the remainder of my German Lyrics rather sooner than I expected, I now send them in hopes that they may be in time for your April number ...". less

Thomas James Mathias, British satirist and Italian scholar. · To Lady Blessington, writer and literary hostess : 4 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed : 10 Jun 1824 : (BLES 5.390b) : 1 page (double sheet) : from 74 Monte d'Iddio : begins, "I flatter myself that you will favour me by accepting the enclosed little volume ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : 12 Nov 1825 : (BLES 5.390c) : 1 page (double sheet) : from "Casa" : begins, "The enclosed little volumes have just been printed in Naples ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : 3 [Nov?] [no year] : (BLES 5.391b) : 1 page (double sheet) : from "Casa" : begins, "I hope to do myself the pleasure of accompanying Sir W. Gell on Sunday next to dine with you ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : 7 Feb [1826?] : (BLES 5.391c) : 1 page (double sheet) : from "Casa" : begins, "The enclosed little Volume has been just printed in Naples ..." All letters to Lady Blessington mounted within volume 5 of the Blessington Papers. Shelved with oversized manuscript volumes. less