Byron, George Gordon Noel, Lord

making arrangements for a loan ("...I should wish the sum to be forwarded immediately, by letter, after taking the Numbers of the Notes, your Mother of course will deduct all expenses..") and asking for funds to be sent to him at Southwell, one page, 4to (225 x 185mm), integral autograph address leaf with remains of red wax seal impression, post marked Southwell, 22 July 1806, corners discoloured, address leaf neatly repaired

Byron's correspondent in this letter - which was written whilst Byron was staying with his mother in Southwell - was the daughter of his London landlady, Mrs Elizabeth Massingberd. The Massingberds helped Byron to raise money by acting as intermediaries with moneylenders. This left them in a difficult position when Byron did not honour his debts; over the next few years they had to pester him repeatedly for repayments, and by May 1811 they were in danger of being imprisoned for Byron's outstanding debts.