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"Ali’s letter, part threat, part appeal, shows the perpetual insecurity in which he lived, and the political reality which, unknown as it seems to Byron and Hobhouse, lay beneath his friendly welcome in October 1809." [PSC]

"What you wd be most interested to hear wd be the progress of your Miss-Sell-Any ..." and other literary news.

Further discussion of debts

"The inclosed was brought here this day by two Bailiffs ...."

A third bailiff's notice "stuck up another on the outside of the great Hall Door...."

"I would struggle with every difficulty to keep things together & God knows I have difficulties enough to struggle with besides bad health ...."

"I did not intend to say any thing as I had nothing to say but when inclosing this letter, Hutton the Bailiff and two of his men arrived from Nottingham, how is this?"

"In case Mr Hanson is from home I have only to inform you that Mr Hutton and three of his men are now in the House, and the goods will be sold off immediately, unless I can produce a delay ...."

Very detailed money matters

Catherine Byron's business correspondence with John Hanson, with regard to the Sanders portrait of Byron.