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See CaByron to Byron 1808-05-23. The site of Byron's coal holdings, which he tried to sell. "Byron inherited land here with his title in 1798, but the leasehold -- and with it the valuable right to mine coal -- had been sold (illegally) by…

Byron's Norfolk copyholds. See 1810-03-03

Byron to James Cawthorn, from The Volage Frigate off Ushant July 7th. 1811*
(Source: text from BLJ II-57-8)

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

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

"I have been scolding you (like almost all Scolders) without a reason, for I found your two parcels, one at Athens, & the other at Malta on my way down."

Byron to James Cawthorn, from The Volage Frigate off Ushant July 7th. 1811
An island at the south-western end of the English Channel which marks the north-westernmost point of metropolitan France. Wiki

"1st At twenty three the best of life is over and its bitters double."

See Byron to StCanning 1810-10-13. Writes to Byron 1811-02-11

Mentioned by GeForesti in 1810-01-05 and see BJL 3-160n with reference to Byron to AnMilbanke 17 Nov 1813. 1810-10-13:
"Stratford Canning, cousin of the statesman George Canning, had been first secretary of the British Embassy in Constantinople…