. ▁But ▁Dallas ' s ▁did actic ▁line ▁p alled , ▁and ▁By ron , ▁after ▁corresponding ▁with ▁Dallas ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 8 – 1 1 , ▁dropped ▁him . ▁ ▁Some ▁letters ▁addressed ▁by ▁By ron ▁to ▁his ▁mother ▁during ▁his ▁eastern ▁travel s ▁were ▁given ▁to ▁Dallas ▁by ▁By ron . ▁Dallas , ▁on ▁the ▁strength ▁of ▁these ▁and ▁other ▁communic ations , ▁prepared ▁an ▁account ▁of ▁By ron ' s ▁life ▁from ▁ 1 8 0 8 ▁to ▁ 1 8 1 4 . ▁He ▁not ified ▁By ron ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 9 ▁that ▁the ▁Rec ol lections ▁were ▁finished , ▁and ▁would ▁be ▁published ▁only ▁after ▁his ▁own ▁death . ▁ ▁When ▁By ron ▁died ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 2 4 , ▁Dallas ▁proposed ▁to ▁publish ▁the ▁Rec ol lections . ▁On ▁the ▁gra pe v ine ▁( via ▁By ron ' s ▁a unt ▁Julia ▁He ath ) ▁August a ▁Le igh , ▁By ron ' s ▁half - s ister ▁who ▁was ▁dealing ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁would - be ▁bi ograph ers , ▁heard ▁of ▁the ▁plan ▁and ▁object ed ▁strongly . ▁Dallas ▁won ▁over ▁George ▁An son ▁By ron , ▁his ▁brother - in - law . ▁John ▁Cam ▁Hob house ▁and ▁John ▁Hans on , ▁By ron ' s ▁execut ors , ▁obtained ▁an ▁inj unction ▁from ▁Lord ▁E ld on ▁against ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁the ▁letters . ▁Ext ract s ▁from ▁the ▁Rec ol lections ▁appeared ▁in ▁The