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Hay, Robert William (civil servant)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1786-1861. - 1861

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Letters of and to Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald mostly concerning his treatises on telegraphic communication systems, but also others of his publications, and with some financial and legal papers., 1791-1825.

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Identifier: MS.50699
Scope and Contents Letters of correspondents at the Admiralty.Barrow, JohnLetter, 1 September 1814, of John Barrow, Southampton, to John Macdonald praising his telegraphic system. Folios 1-2.Letter, 13 May 1817, of John Barrow, Admiralty, London, to John Macdonald stating that his work on telegraphic communication has been laid before the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Folios 3-4.Letter, 22 August 1818, of John Barrow, Admiralty, London, to John Macdonald...
Dates: 1791-1825.

Letters of William Gifford to Robert Hay., 1813-1823.

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Identifier: MS.42243
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

There are hundreds of letters of or concerning William Gifford. The majority of these are of Gifford to John Murray [II], but there are many other of and to Gifford with other correspondents. Some of the letters in this subseries were given to John Murray [V] in 1934.

Dates: 1813-1823.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Derrick to Dew., 1820-1916

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Identifier: MS.40327
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Derrick, Paul E.Letters, 1916, of Paul E Derrick to John Murray IV. Folios 1-8.Folios 1 and 4. Letters, 1916, of James Murray Allison to John Murray IV regarding Paul E Derrick.Derriman, Edward Queade.Letters, 1912, of Edward Queade Derriman to John Murray IV. Folios 9-12.Desbiaz, Charles.Letter, 1894, of Charles Desbiaz...
Dates: 1820-1916

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Robert Wilmot-Horton., 1827-1839 and undated (? 1816-? 1839).

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Identifier: MS.40582
Scope and Contents The letters are to John Murray II, John Murray III and Robert Cooke. They concern the publication by John Murray, publishers, of pamphlets by Robert Wilmot-Horton.1827-1828, 1830-1831, 1833, 1838-1839: folios 1-88.Undated letters: folios 89-98.[Note 1]. Folios 21-22. Copy, [21 September 1827, or after], of a letter, 21 September 1827, of [Robert Wilmot-Horton] to John Gibson Lockhart.[Note 2] Folios 39-40. Letter, 10 September 1828, of Pierce...
Dates: 1827-1839 and undated (? 1816-? 1839).

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Letters. Correspondence. 3
Correspondence. 1
Financial statements. 1
Legal instruments. 1
Notes. 1