Scope and Contents The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Clinton, Charles John Fynes. Letter, 7 April 1854, of Charles Clinton to John Murray III. Clinton enquires whether Murray is willing to publish the literary journal of his late brother, Henry Fynes Clinton, the chronologist, and on what terms. Folios 1-2.Clinton, Edward Pelham- Letters, 1892-1900, of Edward Pelham-Clinton to John Murray IV to Hallam Murray. The letters concern...

Scope and Contents The letters are to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern mostly the preparation of John Martineau’s manuscript of “The life of Henry Pelham, Fifth Duke of Newcastle, 1811-1864”. A number of the letters reflect upon the difficulty experienced by Martineau and John Murray IV in gaining permission to publish the manuscript. The 5th Duke’s son, Lord Edward Pelham-Clinton, declined to give permission and it was only after his death that it could be published, in 1908.Other...