Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.J A G Weigel and Son.Letter, ?1836, of J A G Weigel and Son to John Murray III. Folio 1.J and A Burton and Scorer.Letter, 1891, of J and A Burton and Scorer, to John Murray III. Folios 2-3.J and J Leighton.Memorandum, 1896, of J and J Leighton to John Murray IV. Folio 4.J and R McCracken.Letter, 1846, of J...

Scope and Contents Letters, 1862-1918, of Hariot Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood to John Murray III, John Murray IV, and Hallam Murray, with related letters and papers. They concern works of hers published by the Murrays, including “Our viceregal life in India: selections from my journal” and “My Canadian journal 1872-8”. Later letters discuss the biography of her husband by Alfred Lyall, and also the impact of the First World War on her family. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1862:...

Scope and Contents Letters, 1900-1928, of John Cooke to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray, with related letters and papers. They concern a further revision of Shaw’s “History of English literature”, also of the “Handbook for travellers in Ireland”, with mention of “Elementary geography for Irish schools”. There is discussion and advice on educational books for Ireland, and also Cooke’s views on the political situation in Ireland, including during the First World War. The letters are arranged in chronological...