Scope and Contents The letters are to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They reveal the very close friendship that existed between Arthur Bigge and John Murray IV. They also provide an insight into the workings of the royal court through the letters of a prominent courtier. The letters concern both business matters - requests by Murray to be allowed to publish works concerning the royal family, or to be allowed to dedicate works to particular members of the family - and social interests. ...

Scope and Contents The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern mostly Arthur Peel’s interest in, and observations on, the publication of "Sir Robert Peel from his private papers" (1891-1899), edited by Charles Parker. Sir Robert Peel was Arthur Peel’s father.The letters are arranged chronologically.1885-1886: folios 1-3;1891, 1896-1901: folios 4-43.Note. Folio 29. Telegram, 14 September 1898, sent by Arthur Bigge to John...

Scope and Contents The letters and telegram concern mostly the preparation and publication of Edmund Spencer Eardley Childers’ `Life and Correspondence of Right Hon. Hugh Culling Eardley Childers` (1901). The letters also contain family news due to the fact that the wives of Childers and John Murray IV were sisters – Matilda Florence Childers and Katherine Evelyn Murray respectively. Childers commonly used his middle name of Spencer and most of his letters are signed Spencer Childers. The letters are arranged...