Without the

Dictionary of National Biography

, the labour of preparing the letters for the press would be trebled. Both in the facts which it supplies, and in the sources of information which it suggests, it is an invaluable aid.

In conclusion, I desire to express my special obligations to Lord Lovelace and Mr. Richard Edgcumbe, who have read the greater part of the proofs, and to both of whom I am indebted for several useful suggestions.

R. E. Prothero.

March, 1898.

[Contents]


[List of Letters]

numberdateaddress
1798
1Nov. 8[To Mrs. Parker]
1799
2March 13[To his Mother]
3undated[To John Hanson]
1803
4May 1[To his Mother]
5June 23[To his Mother]
6Sept.[To his Mother]
1804
7March 22[To the Hon. Augusta Byron]
8March 26[To the Hon. Augusta Byron]
9April 2[To the Hon. Augusta Byron]
10April 9[To the Hon. Augusta Byron]
[11]April 18[To the Hon. Augusta Byron]
12August 29[To Elizabeth Bridget Pigot]
13October 25[To the Hon. Augusta Byron]
14Nov. 2[To the Hon. Augusta Byron]
15Nov. 11[To the Hon. Augusta Byron]
16Nov. 17[To the Hon. Augusta Byron]
17Nov. 21[To the Hon. Augusta Byron]
18Dec. 1[To John Hanson]
1805
19Jan. 30[To the Hon. Augusta Byron]
20April 4[To the Hon. Augusta Byron]
21April 15[To Hargreaves Hanson]
22April 20[To Hargreaves Hanson]
23April 23[To the Hon. Augusta Byron]
24April 25[To the Hon. Augusta Byron]
25May 11[To John Hanson]
26June 5[To the Hon. Augusta Byron]
[27]June 27[To John Hanson]
28July 2[To the Hon. Augusta Byron]
29July 8[To John Hanson]
30August 4[To Charles O. Gordon]
31August 6[To the Hon. Augusta Byron]
32August 10[To the Hon. Augusta Byron]
33August 14[To Charles O. Gordon]
34August 19[To Hargreaves Hanson]
35undated[To Hargreaves Hanson]
36Oct. 25[To Hargreaves Hanson]
37Oct. 26[To John Hanson]
38Nov. 6[To the Hon. Augusta Byron]
39Nov. 12[To Hargreaves Hanson]
40Nov. 23[To John Hanson]
41Nov. 30[To John Hanson]
42Dec. 4[To John Hanson]
43Dec. 13[To John Hanson]
[44]Dec. 26[To the Hon. Augusta Byron]
45Dec. 27[To the Hon. Augusta Byron]
1806
46Jan. 7[To the Hon. Augusta Byron]
47Feb. 26[To his Mother]
48March 3[To John Hanson]
49March 10[To John Hanson]
50March 25[To John Hanson]
51May 16[To Henry Angelo]
52August 9[To John M.B. Pigot]
53August 10[To Elizabeth Bridget Pigot]
54August 10[To John M.B. Pigot]
55August 16[To John M.B. Pigot]
56August 18[To John M.B. Pigot]
57August 26[To John M.B. Pigot]
58undated[To Elizabeth Bridget Pigot]
59Dec. 7[To John Hanson]
1807
60Jan. 12[To J. Ridge]
[61]Jan. 13[To John M. B. Pigot]
62Jan. 31[To Captain John Leacroft]
63Feb. 4[To Captain John Leacroft]
64Feb. 4[To Captain John Leacroft]
65Feb. 6[To the Earl of Clare]
66Feb. 8[To Mrs. Hanson]
67March 6[To William Bankes]
68undated[To William Bankes]
69undated[To — — Falkner]
70April 2[To John Hanson]
71April[To John M. B. Pigot]
72April 19[To John Hanson]
73June 11[To Elizabeth Bridget Pigot]
74June 30[To Elizabeth Bridget Pigot]
75July 5[To Elizabeth Bridget Pigot]
76July 13[To Elizabeth Bridget Pigot]
77July 20[To John Hanson]
[78]Aug. 2[To Elizabeth Bridget Pigot]
79Aug. 11[To Elizabeth Bridget Pigot]
80Oct. 19[To John Hanson]
81Oct. 26[To Elizabeth Bridget Pigot]
82Nov. 20[To J. Ridge]
83Dec. 2[To John Hanson]
84Nov. 9 (1820)[To John Murray]
1808
85Jan. 13[To Henry Drury]
86Jan. 16[To John Cam Hobhouse]
87Jan. 20[To Robert Charles Dallas]
88Jan. 21[To Robert Charles Dallas]
89Jan. 25[To John Hanson]
90Jan. 25[To John Hanson]
91Feb. 2[To James De Bathe]
92Feb. 11[To William Harness]
93Feb. 21[To J. Ridge]
[94]Feb. 26[To the Rev. John Becher]
95March 28[To the Rev. John Becher]
96April 26[To the Hon. Augusta Leigh]
97Sept. 14[To the Rev. John Becher]
98Sept. 18[To John Jackson]
99Oct. 4[To John Jackson]
100Oct. 7[To his Mother]
101Nov. 2[To his Mother]
102Nov. 3[To Francis Hodgson]
103Nov. 18[To John Hanson]
104Nov. 27[To Francis Hodgson]
105Nov. 30[To the Hon. Augusta Leigh]
106Dec. 14[To the Hon. Augusta Leigh]
107Dec. 17[To John Hanson]
108Dec. 17[To Francis Hodgson]
1809
109Jan. 15[To John Hanson]
[110]Jan. 25[To R. C. Dallas]
111Feb. 7[To R. C. Dallas]
112Feb. 11[To R. C. Dallas]
113Feb. 12[To R. C. Dallas]
114Feb. 16[To R. C. Dallas]
115Feb. 19[To R. C. Dallas]
116Feb. 22[To R. C. Dallas]
117March 6[To his Mother]
118March 18[To William Harness]
119undated[To William Bankes]
120April 25[To R. C. Dallas]
121April 26[To John Hanson]
122May 15[To the Rev. R. Lowe]
123June 22[To his Mother]
124June 28[To the Rev. Henry Drury]
125June 25-30[To Francis Hodgson]
126July 16[To Francis Hodgson]
[127]August 6[To Francis Hodgson]
128August 11[To his Mother]
129August 15[To Mr. Rushton]
130Sept. 15[To his Mother]
131Nov. 12[To his Mother]
1810
132March 19[To his Mother]
133April 9[To his Mother]
134April 10[To his Mother]
135April 17[To his Mother]
136May 3[To Henry Drury]
137May 5[To Francis Hodgson]
138May 18[To his Mother]
139May 24[To his Mother]
140June 17[To Henry Drury]
141June 28[To his Mother]
142July 1[To his Mother]
[143]July 4[To Francis Hodgson]
144July 25[To his Mother]
145July 27[To his Mother]
146July 30[To his Mother]
147Oct. 2[To his Mother]
148Oct. 3[To Francis Hodgson]
149Oct. 4[To John Cam Hobhouse]
150Nov. 14[To Francis Hodgson]
1811
151Jan. 14[To his Mother]
152Feb. 28[To his Mother]
153June 25[To his Mother]
154June 28[To R. C. Dallas]
155June 29[To Francis Hodgson]
156July 17[To Henry Drury]
157July 23[To his Mother]
158July 30[To William Miller]
[159]Aug. 2[To John M. B. Pigot]
160Aug. 4[To John Hanson]
161Aug. 7[To Scrope Berdmore Davies]
162Aug. 12[To R. C. Dallas]
163Aug. 12[To — — Bolton]
164Aug. 16[To — — Bolton]
165Aug. 20[a]To — — Bolton]
166Aug. 21[To the Hon. Augusta Leigh]
167Aug. 21[To R. C. Dallas]
168Aug. 22[To Francis Hodgson]