Augusta Leigh manuscript material

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{"value"=>"<p>· Manuscript copy of Byron's poem, \"Epistle to Lady Augusta\" : [composed in 1816; copy made ca. 1827] : (B 0148) : 8 p. (2 leaves) : in Leigh's hand; begins, \"My Sister, my sweet sister -- if a name / Dearer and purer were -- it should be Thine...\" With the ink annotation of the previous owner, the minor writer and translator Rose Lawrence. Along with a manuscript letter addressed to Lawrence by W. W. Currie (B'ANA 0733), also bearing an annotation by Lawrence, dated 27 Apr [1837?]. Filed under Byron.</p><p>· Holograph ownership inscription and signature in her copy of George Dallas's life of Sir Peter Parker : 2 Oct 1815 : (B'ANA 0723) : reads, \"Augusta Leigh -- given to me by the dearest Friend / of Peter Parker -- George Campbell, Oct 2d 1815.\" Shelved as *Pforz BT (Leigh, A.) 01.</p><p>· Holograph annotations in bound collection of early editions of Byron : [no date] : (B'ANA 0725) : in light pencil; in Beppo (2nd ed.), p. 41: \"Bessy Rawdon / Ly Willm Russell,\" identifiying Byron's inspiration behind the lady \"[w]hose bloom could after dancing dare the dawn.\" In Hebrew Melodies (1st ed.), p. [3]: \"Mrs. Wilmot,\" identifying the subject of \"She Walks in Beauty,\" (Anne Beatrix Horton); p. 4: \"written after seeing / at a party at Lansdowne / \"in [aery?] brilliant darkness\" / A Black Bugled Dress.\"; p. 9: \"Newstead Abbey / 1814\"; p. 11: \"Newstead Abbey / 1814\"; p. 13: \"Newstead Abbey / 1814\"; p. 37: \"Written in the Hall at / Newstead Abbey / 1814\" ; p. 41: \"July 13 / 1815\"; p. 45: \"Jany 15th – 1815 / Halnaby.\".</p><p>· Holograph ownership inscription and signature in her copy of Byron's Marino Faliero : 17 Apr 1821 : (B'ANA 0728) : reads, \"Augusta Mary Leigh. April 17th 1821 -- from Mr. Murray.\" Selved as *Pforz BT (Leigh, A) 03.</p><p>· To Harriet, Lady Fellows, second wife of Sir Charles Fellows, traveller and archaeologist : 2 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed : 24 Jun 1848 : (B'ANA 0088) : from St. James' Palace : on stationery with embossed floral decoration; begins, \"I cannot delay till the '5-6th or 7th July', to thank my dear Lady Fellows for her kind recollection of me ...\" -- 1 autograph letter signed : \"Thursday\" : (B'ANA 0089) : [no place] : begins, \"I bethought myself of something after you left me ...\".</p><p>· To Mr. Heath : 1 autograph letter signed : \"Thursday Night\" [watermark = 1835] : (B'ANA 0542) : [no place] : begins, \"Your letter of the 5th reached me to day & I wish I could sit down with a lighter heart to reply to it ...\".</p><p>· To James Holmes, miniature painter : 1 autograph letter signed : \"Tuesday Evg.\" : (B'ANA 0180) : [no place] : begins, \"Can you call on me tomorrow morning between 12 & 2 ...\" Mounted in the album of Lord Byron Family & Friends. Shelved as *Pforz 558L 10.</p><p>· To Mrs. Knight : 5 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed : 10 Sep 1840 : (B'ANA 0064) : from St. James Palace : begins, \"It has occurred to me that it would gratify you to possess the enclosed Relic ...\" -- 1 autograph letter signed : 10 Dec 1841 : (B'ANA 0065) : from S[aint] J[ames] Palace : begins, \"No kindness ever equaled yours to me ...\" -- 1 autograph letter signed : 22 Mar 1844 : (B'ANA 0066) : from St. James's Palace : begins, \"I am afraid that on reading this letter, you will be reminded of the old saying 'give an inch – take an ell\" ...\" -- 1 autograph letter signed : 24 Jun [no year] : (B'ANA 0067) : from S[aint] J[ames's] Palace : begins, \"I have had my pen in my hand, repeatedly, to write you, & then laid it down, wondering whether you wd think me very troublesome ...\"-- 1 autograph letter signed : 25 Nov 1845 : (B'ANA 0068) : from St. James's Palace : begins, \"The melancholy subject which was the immediate cause of your writing to me, was the only drawback to my gratification in receiving your letter ...\".</p><p>· To Susanna, Lady Peel, second wife of Sir Robert Peel, first baronet (1750-1830), calico printer and politician : 1 autograph letter third person : 11 Dec 1815 : (B'ANA 0104) : from 13 Piccadilly Terrace : on behalf of Lady Byron, announcing the birth of Ada Byron; begins, \"Lady Byron has desired Mrs. Leigh will inform Ly. Peele that she was safely delivered of a fine girl yesterday ...\" The address panel bears the autograph franking signature of Lord Byron (B 0181).</p><p>· To Jane Porter, novelist : 1 autograph letter signed : 11 Feb 1834 : (B'ANA 0577) : from London : begins, \"I cannot tell you how much & variously I am gratified by your kind letter ...\"; a long letter, composed of folded leaves sewn together; with the post-marked letter cover addressed in the hand of [George Augustus Henry?] Cavendish, with his franking signature. The letter cover bears Leigh's green wax seal, which reads, \"Augusta.\".</p><p>· To Miss Sands, at 13 Sloane Street : 1 autograph letter (fragment) signed : 19 Nov 1833 : (B'ANA 0663) : from S[aint] J[ames'] P[alace] : begins, \"...or whether you know any to whom you cd apply to help me ...\" Mounted in the Agatha Hogsbottom autograph album. Shelved with oversized manuscript volumes.</p><p>· To George Stephen, lawyer and slavery abolitionist : 1 autograph letter (fragment) signed : [19 Feb 1829] : (B'ANA 0656) : [no place] : begins, \"... another friend who is [very?] kindly active as well ...\".</p><p>· To Edward John Trelawny, writer and adventurer : 1 autograph letter signed : \"Tuesday\" [watermark = 1827] : (B'ANA 0648) : [no place] : begins, \"I have been on the point of writing to you every day...\"; making arrangelments to meet him when her husband is absent, and assuring him: \"I am always glad to see you as one of the Friends of My dear Brother to whom I can speak of him -- from whom I can hear of him ...\".</p><p>· To John Wright, publisher and editor : 1 autograph letter signed : [13 Nov 1832] : (B'ANA 0182) : from S[aint] J[ames'] Palace : begins, \"I hope you will forgive me for troubling you with this note -- the reason of which is that I have received from a Friend a MS which I want to have copied before it can be submitted to any Publisher ...\" Mounted in the album of Lord Byron Family & Friends. Shelved as *Pforz 558L 10.</p><p>· To unidentified recipients : 4 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed, to \"Sir\" : 14 Nov 1828 : (B'ANA 0532) : from St. James's Palace : begins, \"In reply to the letter whcih you have been so good as to send me thro' Mr. Wilmot Horton ...\" -- 1 autograph letter signed, to \"Dear Sir\" : [5 May 1829] : (B'ANA 0055) : from S[aint] J[ames'] Palace : begins, \"I [regret?] to [?] you – but anxiety about my Daughter & anxiety about things here compel me to ask you when it is likely I will be wanted.\" -- 1 autograph letter (fragment) signed : [no date] : (B'ANA 0094) : [no place] : relating to a Byron manuscript; includes, \"at last I have sent [you?] a Verse or Stanza of an 'Arnaout Song' -- which you will find published in the end of 2d Canto of Childe Harold -- It is the original MSS copy ...\" -- 1 autograph letter signed, to \"My dear Miss [Greene?] : \"Sunday Night\" [1844] : (B'ANA 0095) : [no place] : begins, \"I cannot bear to refuse you ...\"; including, \"I have just received the sad news of the death of one of my Grand Daughters -- a dear little girl of sixteen!\" The granddaughter mentioned is Agnes Charlotte Sophia Ada Trevanion (1828-1844), daughter of Augusta's eldest daughter Georgina (cf. M. Elwin's Lord Byron's Family, p. [242]). -- 1 autograph letter signed, to \"My dear Miss R\" : \"Tuesday\" : (B'ANA 0128) : [no place] : begins, \"An idea has just come across me -- I know the Bishop of Peterborough (Dr Davys Preceptor to the Queen) ...\".</p>"}

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1815

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1815

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1848

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1815

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1848

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{"value"=>"Augusta Leigh manuscript material, Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library"}

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{"value"=>"Augusta Leigh, n&#xE9;e Byron, half-sister of Lord Byron, the poet. &#xB7; Manuscript copy of Byron's poem, \"Epistle to Lady Augusta\" : [composed in 1816; copy made ca. 1827] : (B 0148) : 8 p. (2 leaves) : in Leigh's hand; begins, \"My Sister, my sweet sister -- if a name / Dearer and purer were -- it should be Thine...\" With the ink annotation of the previous owner, the minor writer and translator Rose Lawrence. Along with a manuscript letter addressed to Lawrence by W. W. Currie (B'ANA 0733), also bearing an annotation by Lawrence, dated 27 Apr [1837?]. Filed under Byron.", "generated"=>true}

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