Scope and arrangement
· To Lady Blessington, writer and literary hostess : 1 autograph letter signed : 21 Jun 1840 : (BLES 3.232) : from 2 Verulam Place, Hastings : begins, "I have just received your letter, and yesterday got the packet and proof to which you allude ..." Mounted in v. 3 of the Blessington Papers. Shelved with oversized manuscript volumes.
· To Richard Robert Madden, author and colonial administrator : 1 autograph letter signed : 23 Mar 1853 : (BLES 3.233) : from British Consulate, Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. : begins, "You must have been misinformed in regard to my acquaintance with the late Countess of Blessington, which was extremely slight ..."; refers Madden to his "admirable friend" Walter Savage Landor. Mounted in v. 3 of the Blessington Papers. Shelved with oversized manuscript volumes.