Letter dated 2 June 1830. Middle Scotland Yard. To his sister Mrs Mary Campbell. Mention of R. Monckton Milnes, the Calcott family, Sullivan, author of the Silent River. [Beattie, vol. 3, p.67; extract].
Letter dated 1 October 1829. Middle Scotland Yard. To his sister Mrs Mary Campbell. As to his own and his sister's health; family financial affairs; his new house. [Beattie, vol. 2, pp.53-54; extract.]
Letter dated 7 July 1831. St. Leonards, by Hastings. To his sister Mrs Mary Campbell. As to postal arrangements; his distress at the plight of the Poles and his efforts to raise money on their behalf; family financial affairs, including American legacy of Archibald Campbell, his brother, derived from the sale of his Negro slaves - "I own I was shocked at the idea of their being sold for our benefit at his death"; undertaking to write a biography of Mrs Siddons; his visit to Lord Dillon and reminiscences about earlier visits; description of a day spent at paper mills in Maidstone. [Beattie, vol. 3, p.83.)
Letter dated 4 July 1817. Sydenham. To his sister Mrs Mary Campbell. As to his ode for the "Kemble Festival"; family affairs; his Monody on Horner; meeting with Crabbe, Moore and Rogers and formation of Poet's Club; lines sent to a lady on her sending a seal with the Campbell crest. [Beattie, vol. 2, pp.331, 333, 335, undated and wrongly dated 15 July; extract].
Letter dated 1 July 1816. Sydenham. To his sister Mrs Mary Campbell. As to poverty of his American cousin, Thomas [?Campbell], the new laird of Ascog; illness of Frederick Campbell Stewart; rate of board and lodging in London; his personal financial difficulties. [Beattie, Vol. 2, pp.318-319; extract.]
Letter dated 5 June 1817. Sydenham. To his sister Mrs Mary Campbell. As to his poem to the memory of Horner; application to write some verses for the festival in honour of John Kemble. [Beattie, Vol. 2, p.238; extract].
Letter dated 15 April 1815. [Edinburgh]. To his sister Mrs Mary Campbell. As to death and legacy of MacArthur Stewart of Ascog; his journey north. [See also William Beattie. Life and Letters of Thomas Campbell, vol. 2, pp.283-284, which prints extract only and alters order and spelling].
Letter dated c 1824, London. To [?]. Concerns his leaving the decision about "...the paper..." to a mutual friend. Indicates he will not proceed with the other poems..." until he has completed his corrections of 'Theoderic'.
Letter [London]. To [?]. Post-script to a letter. Indicates he would visit the addressee but is afraid he will be called to Scotland any day if his sister's illness should increase.
Letter dated 13 May 1840, Reims. Robert Campbell to Thomas Campbell. Describes his way of life at Reims. Explains his difficulties with the French language.
Letter dated 6 March 1837, London. Sir Edward Godrington to Alexander Campbell. Apologises for not writing. Has sent petitions and forms [for Anti-Corn Law Society] and requests more.
Single page mounted on larger sheet; in hand of author; with note signed by his grand nephew Archibald Campbell, Brighton, 18 July 1892, identifying the page and stating that it was presented to the poet's grand-niece Miss Marion Barland.
Unbound small notebook; in the hand of the author; with corrections by the author and introductory note describing how he was informed of the original tradition; incomplete (from c. line 160 to end); different version from MS 25/2/1 (1).
