Bliss, Lawrence Henry, manager for John Murray, publishers, fl 1898-1917: recipient
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Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of A.P. Watt Literary Agency, later A.P. Watt and Son, literary agents., 1889-1914.
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Identifier: MS.41248
Scope and Contents
The letters are of Alexander Pollock Watt, the founder of the agency, and of his son, Alexander Strahan Watt, to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray. Originally “A.P. Watt Literary Agency”, the business became “A.P. Watt and Son” in 1892.The letters are arranged by writer, and by date under the writer.Watt, Alexander Pollock.1889-1890, 1892, 1894, 1896-1898: folios 1-14;1900-1905, 1907: folios 15-60.Watt, Alexander Strahan....
Dates:
1889-1914.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Beckett, E to Beechey, H., 1824-1926.
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Identifier: MS.40076
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Beckett, Edmund.Letters, 1881-1887, 1892, 1895-1896, of Edmund Beckett to John Murray III and to John Murray IV. Folios 1-42.Folio 22. Copy of a letter, 16 July 1885, of Edmund Beckett to Walter Hook (b ? 1839). The copy was made by Beckett and forwarded by him to John Murray III in his letter of the 16 July 1885 (folios 20-21).Beckett, Ernest William.Letter, 191?6,...
Dates:
1824-1926.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Bligh to Blogg., 1813-1927.
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Identifier: MS.40124
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The incoming correspondence consists of letters of individuals and companies sent to John Murray, publishers, mostly relating to the business, but also including private letters. The correspondence largely covers the period from the 1760s to the 1920s. Where enclosures exist, they have been kept with their original letters. This series contains most of the extant letters received by the publishing house up to the 1920s, but others are to be found throughout the archive. One...
Dates:
1813-1927.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Elsey to Elton., 1809-1912.
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Identifier: MS.40379
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Elsey, Elizabeth Theresa.Letter, 1898, of Elizabeth Theresa Elsey to John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.Elsmie, George Robert.Letters, 1898-1904 and 1907, of George Robert Elsmie to John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 3-131.Folio 51. Galley proofs, 1899, of ‘Lumsden of the Guides’, published by John Murray in 1899. Sent as an...
Dates:
1809-1912.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Fancourt to Fanshawe., 1819-1916.
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Identifier: MS.40392
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Fancourt, Charles St John.Letter, ? 1854, of Charles St John Fancourt to John Murray III. Folio 1.Fancourt, St John Fancourt Michell.Letters, 1901-1902, St John Fancourt Michell Fancourt to John Murray IV. Folios 2-23.Folio 17. Illustration of ‘Reconnaissance of the unexplored Abor Country’. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1902, of St John...
Dates:
1819-1916.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of G.P. Putnam`s Sons, publishers, including letters of George Palmer Putnam and George Haven Putnam, with related letters and copies of letters., 1844-1898.
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Identifier: MS.40990
Scope and Contents
The letters relate to the business relations and arrangements between G.P. Putnam`s Sons, publishers, and John Murray, publishers.The letters are arranged chronologically.Letters of George Palmer Putnam to John Murray III, with a letter to Robert Cooke. 1844-1856: folios 1-7.Letters of George Haven Putnam and George Putnam’s Sons, publishers, including letters of Charles Thompson, to John Murray, publishers, with related letters and copies of...
Dates:
1844-1898.