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[To, The Honorable Douglas Kinnaird / Messrs Ransom & C o . Bankers. / Pall Mall. / London. /
Angleterre. // Inghilterra.]
Pisa. April 9 th . 1822
My dear Douglas /
I hear that M r . C. Butler (a lawyer I presume) says that an act of parliament will be
necessary to sanction the name of Noel. I hope you have good advice thereupon that it may be done if
requisite without loss of time. – – –
By Thursday’s post I addressed to you a packet containing v[Ms. tear: “arious”] documents upon an
affair which occurred here not long ago. – –
At your leisure acknowledge the same and believe me
y rs . ever & truly
Noel Byron
P.S.
Thank Sir Francis
for his letter which
I will acknowledge in
a post or two. – In the mean time why don’t you get on? with the arbitration?
Byron to Douglas Kinnaird, from Pisa, April 13th 1822:
(Source: text from NLS Ms.43453; not in 1922 II; BLJ IX 141)
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Pisa. April 13 th . 1822.
My dear Douglas /
“Milk diet! and not insurable!” – it is to be presumed then that there will be more
Milk than Honey (and Gall than either) from this new land of Canaan. – There are two questions which
I would ask which will show you how much I know of my own affairs. – The one is – if the remaining
ten thousand pounds of Lady B’s original portion – comes to me – in case of her demise – or to whom?
– or, the whole – or a part only? – The other is – whether there being a daughter only – a part of
the settlement (of my money) does not become released in case of her decease previous to mine. – – I
ask this – as essential to meet the debts – in case of her not surviving me. – I see that there is but very
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little to hope from that quarter (the Noel business) and I never expected that any good could come from
a party – which seems engendered for my embarrassment in character – as well as fortune. – – –
I have since your letter become indifferent to what the trustees may decide – as I merely looked to the
insurance for any probability of advantage – in the liquidation of the remaining debts. – –
It would be a foolish thing in me to marry again – & yet I would not answer for my not repeating such
a folly – if a widower. – The Woman is no friend of mine – yet I should be sorry for her own sake – &
for the Child’s that she should go down to the Grave with a heart colder than her dust will ever be. – –
– – –
But enough of this subject. – – – –
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M r Murray has not sent to me any defence – of “Cain” – but some attacks upon it. –
I sent you last week packets of an affair that occurred here – of which you will have heard enough by
this time. – I enclose you three more letters on the subject – which will enable you to judge still further
for yourself. – – I trust you are getting well
I am ever yours
N. B.
Byron to Douglas Kinnaird, from Pisa, April 18th 1822:
(Source: text from NLS Ms.43453; 1922 II 221-3; BLJ IX 144-5)
[To, The Hon ble Douglas Kinnaird / Messrs Ransom & C o . Bankers. / Pall Mall. / London. / Angleterre.
// Inghilterra.]
Pisa. April 18 th . 1822
My dear Douglas /
The decision is quite satisfactory to me. – It would have been no less so had Sir
Francis decided that she was to have all – or nothing at all. –