Lockhart, John Gibson, biographer of Scott, 1794-1854
Person
Found in 44 Collections and/or Records:
Letters of George Crabbe (1785-1857) to John Wright, bookseller. Also included are letters of Crabbe to other recipients., 1833-1846.
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Identifier: MS.40288
Scope and Contents
Letters of George Crabbe (1785-1857) to John Wright.The letters are arranged chronologically.1833: folios 1-16;1834: January: folios 17-30;February: folios 31-32;March: folios 33-36;May: folios 37-38;June: folios 39-44;July: folios 45-46;August: folios 47-54;September: folios 55-56;October: folios 57-58;November: folios 59-60;...
Dates:
1833-1846.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers.
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Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Crabbe (1785-1857), with related papers.Also included are letters of Crabbe to John Wright, and other recipients.
Letters of John Gibson Lockhart to Henry Milman; with typescript transcriptions, ?mid 20th century, of letters, 1829-1849, of Milman to Lockhart., 1824-1970.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42443-42444
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...
Dates:
1824-1970.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning John Gibson Lockhart.
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Letters of, to and concerning John Gibson Lockhart; including letters concerning the death of his wife, Sophia.
Letters of, to and concerning John Gibson Lockhart; including letters concerning the death of his wife, Sophia., 1824-1858.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42443-42465
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...
Dates:
1824-1858.
Letters of various correspondents, including contributors to the "Quarterly Review", to John Gibson Lockhart., 1830-1851.
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Identifier: MS.42463
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...
Dates:
1830-1851.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning John Gibson Lockhart.
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Letters of, to and concerning John Gibson Lockhart; including letters concerning the death of his wife, Sophia.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Arthur Stanley., 1847-1934.
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Identifier: MS.41149
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1847-1879, of Arthur Stanley to John Murray III, with related letters and papers dating to 1934. Stanley’s letters concern his many publications published by Murray, including “Historical memorials of Canterbury”, “Sinai and Palestine”, his volumes of lectures on the Eastern Church and on the Jewish church, and “The life and correspondence of Thomas Arnold”. The letters are arranged in chronological order. Additional correspondence has been added to the end of this sequence....
Dates:
1847-1934.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Basil Hall., 1817-1839.
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Identifier: MS.40504
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray II and John Murray III. They concern the publication of Basil Hall’s “Account of a voyage of discovery to the West Coast of Corea and the Great Loo-Choo Island” (1818). The letters also refer to Hall’s interest in Lord Byron, of whom mention is made concerning events following the destruction of his memoirs (1824). Also mentioned is Hall’s admiration for Thomas Moore, particularly in relation to Moore’s “Letters and journals of Lord Byron, with notices of his...
Dates:
1817-1839.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Charles Lyell. Also included is a letter of Lyell to John Gibson Lockhart., 1826-1834.
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Identifier: MS.40726
Scope and Contents
The letters are mostly to John Murray II, but included are letters to John Murray III. Also included is a letter of Lyell to John Gibson Lockhart.The letters are arranged chronologically. 1826: folios 1-3;1827: folios 4-21;1829: folios 22-35; 1830: folios 36-47;1831: folios 48-57;1832: folios 58-92;1833: folios 93-118;1834: folios 119-141*.* Folios 139-140: letter, 1...
Dates:
1826-1834.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Bryan, Mrs H. to Buchanan, Mann and Co., 1807-1920.
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Identifier: MS.40163
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Bryan, Hugh, ‘Mrs’.Letter, 1910, of Mrs Hugh Bryan to ?John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.Bryan, Margaret.Letter, 1807, of Margaret Bryan to John Murray II. Folios 3-4.Bryant, William.Letter, 1881, of William Bryant to John Murray III. Folio 5.Bryce, James (1806-1877).Letter, 1851, of James Bryce, senior, to John Murray III. Folios 6-9....
Dates:
1807-1920.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Collins, E to Collyer., 1808-1919.
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Identifier: MS.40235
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Collins, Edwin Hyman Simeon.Letter, 1905, of Edwin Hyman Simeon Collins to John Murray IV. Folios 1-5.Folio 1. Note regarding a work proposed by Collins to John Murray, publishers.Collins, Frances Anne.Letter, 1877, of Frances Anne Collins to John Murray III. Folios 6-9.Collins, Frederick Howard.Letters, 1902-1903, of...
Dates:
1808-1919.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Copleston to Corbett., 1814-1912.
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Identifier: MS.40276
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Copleston, Edward.Letters, 1814, 1819-1823, 1826-1827, 1839-1842 and 1848, of Edward Copleston, Bishop of Llandaff, to John Murray II, John Murray III and John Gibson Lockhart. Folios 1-58.Folio 40. Uncut proofs of ‘Prælectiones academicæ Oxonii habitæ’ by Edward Copleston, first published in 1813.Folios 45-46. Draft of a letter, 1839, of John Murray II to...
Dates:
1814-1912.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Coulton to Courtenay., 1844-1918
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Identifier: MS.40281
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. Further folios have been added at the end of the sequence.Coulton, David Trevena.Letters, 1851-1854, of David Trevena Coulton to John Murray III and John Gibson Lockhart. Folios 1-97.Coulton, Sophia.Letters, 1861-1863, 1866, 1870, 1877 and 1879, of Sophia Coulton to John Murray III. Folios 98-121.Council of Military Education....
Dates:
1844-1918
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Crispi to Croly., 1821-1918
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Identifier: MS.40294
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Crispi, Francesco.Letters, 1898, of Francesco Crispi to John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 1-16.Folio 3. Handwritten translation of letter, folios 1-2, of Francesco Crispi to John Murray IV.Folios 6-16. Summaries of chapters for Francesco Crispi’s proposed memoirs.Crispi, Tommas Palamenghi.Letter, 1910, probably...
Dates:
1821-1918
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Edward Howell to Edwards, Edward., 1813-1918.
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Identifier: MS.40365
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Edward Howell.Letters, 1904, of Edward Howell to John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.Edwardes, Annie D.Letters, 1856 and 1857, of Annie Edwardes to ?John Murray III. Folios 3-6.Edwardes, Cecilia Eleuthera Douglas.Letters, 1913 and 1918, of Cecilia Edwardes to John Murray IV. Folios 7-13.Edwardes, Charles.Letters, 1897, of Charles Edwardes to...
Dates:
1813-1918.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Adamson to Adolphus., 1804-1917.
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Identifier: MS.40007
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and, when required, by date under each name.Adamson, James, 1898: folios 1-3;Adamson, John, 1830: folios 4-5;Adcock, Arthur, 1899: folio 6;Adcock, Henry and, 1826-1827: folios 7-10;Adcock, JamesAdderley, Charles B., 1843: folio 11;Adderley, Charles L., 1912-1917: folios 12-16;Adderley, James, 1902-1904: folios 17-26;...
Dates:
1804-1917.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Ainslie, G. to Aitken, G., 1820-1908.
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Identifier: MS.40012
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Ainslie, Gilbert.Letters, 1822 and 1829, of Gilbert Ainslie to John Murray II. Folios 1-6.Ainslie, Grant Duff Douglas.Letters, 1906-1908, of Douglas Ainslie to John Murray IV. Folios 7-18.Ainslie, Robert.Letter, 1829, of Robert Ainslie to John Murray II. Folios 19-20.Ainslie, Whitelaw.Letters, 1820, of Whitelaw Ainslie to John...
Dates:
1820-1908.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Aponte, J. D` to Applegath, A., 1825-1910.
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Identifier: MS.40021
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Aponte, Joaquin D’.Letter, 1900, of Joaquin D’Aponte to C.E. Lawrence, of John Murray, publishers. Folios 1-2.Appelt, Alfred.Letter, 1910, of Alfred Appelt to John Murray IV. Folio 3.Apperley, Charles James.Letters, 1828-1834, 1836-1837, 1839 and 1842, of Charles Apperley to John Murray II, John Murray III, John Gibson Lockhart and Edward Dundas. Of the...
Dates:
1825-1910.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Bruce, A. to Bruce, H., 1806-1928.
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Identifier: MS.40161
Scope and Contents
This manuscript includes letters, 1875-1893, of Agnes and Alexander Low Bruce mostly to John Murray III. Some of the letters concern “The personal life of David Livingstone” by W.G. Blaikie.It also includes letters, 1856-1894, of Henry A. Bruce to John Murray III and John Murray IV. The letters concern works of his including “Life of General Sir William Napier”.All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. Some of the...
Dates:
1806-1928.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Cox to Crabbe, C., 1829-1917.
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Identifier: MS.40286
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Cox, Edward H.Letter, 1917, of Edward H Cox to John Murray IV. Folios 1-6.Folios 3-6. Copy letter, 1917, of John Murray IV to Edward H Cox.Cox, Edward William.Letter, 1851, of Edward William Cox to John Murray III. Folios 7-8.Cox, Francis Augustus.Letters, 1829-1830, of Francis Augustus Cox to John Gibson Lockhart as...
Dates:
1829-1917.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Ditchfield to Dixon., 1850-1910.
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Identifier: MS.40335
Scope and Contents
This manuscript includes letters, 1850-1851, of Edmund Dixon mostly to John Murray III. They concern various ornithological works of his published by Murray.Also included are letters, 1877-1883, of Florence Dixie to John Murray III; letters, 1860-1867, of William Hepworth Dixon mostly to John Murray III; and letters, 1984-1902, of William Macneile Dixon to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under...
Dates:
1850-1910.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Galloway to Galton., 1816-1920.
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Identifier: MS.40435
Scope and Contents
This manuscript includes letters, 1816-1834, of John Galt, novelist, to John Murray II.Also included are letters, 1853-1905, of Francis Galton to John Murray III and John Murray IV. The letters mostly concern his publication “The art of travel” and his work on the Murray travel handbook for Switzerland.All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. A further correspondent has been added to the end of this sequence....
Dates:
1816-1920.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Horneman, H. to Horsfield, A., 1817-1917.
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Identifier: MS.40579
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Horneman, H.F.Letter, 1818, of H. Horneman to John Murray II. Folios 1-2.Horner, Francis.Letter, 1851, of Francis Horner to John Murray III. Folios 3-4.Horner, George William.Letters, 1903 and 1917, of George Horner to John Murray IV. Folios 5-7. Horner, Joanna B.Letters, 1854 and 1856, of Joanna Horner to John Murray III. Folios...
Dates:
1817-1917.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Kinnear, John to Kipling, R., 1840-1914.
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Identifier: MS.40654
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent. A further correspondent has been added to the end of the sequnce.Kinnear, John Gardiner.Letters, 1840-1859, of John Kinnear to John Murray II and John Murray III. Kinnear was the brother-in-law of John Murray III. The letters concern family interests and the publication of two works by Kinnear: “Cairo, Petra, and Damascus, in 1839. With remarks on the government of Mehemet Ali, and on the present...
Dates:
1840-1914.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Watt, G. to Watts, Alaric., 1808-1920.
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Identifier: MS.41250
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Watt, George (1851-1930).Letter, 25 November 1891, of George Watt to ?John Murray III concerning the preparation of an index to Watt’s “Dictionary of the economic products of India”. Folios 1-2.Letter, 11 November 1903, of George Watt, acting on behalf of the Government of India, to ?John Murray IV concerning the Government of India’s wish to push the advertising and sales of the catalogue...
Dates:
1808-1920.
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