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Physician to Byron

Headmaster of Harrow, succeeding Dr Joseph Drury in 1805, and dean of Peterborough. See the portrait of Pomposus in 1807-03-06 and BLJ I-111n. Also mentioned by Byron in 1808-11-27 to FrHodgson

"... a passenger on the Pylades sloop-of-war when they left Athens for Smyrna in March 1810." BLJ II-7n

Nothing further is known about Dr Almirante. [PSC]

Fletcher to Hobhouse 1811-04-09. Hobhouse is stationed at Dover with the Royal Miners.

Byron to James Cawthorn, from The Volage Frigate off Ushant July 7th. 1811*

Unidentified. Marchand speculates that he might be the Scotch surgeon Byron mentions elsewhere in the letter to Hobhouse of 1810-11-26. BLJ II-29n

The doctor is unidentified.

Hobhouse to Byron 1810-08-23 and 1810-12-10. See BB, p. 64

Byron's Greek servant with whom he returned to England