Hall, Basil, Captain, Royal Navy, 1788-1844: recipient
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Basil Hall., 1817-1839.
File
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 correspondents with surnames and company names from Dadley to Dallas, and company names beginning with initial D., 1802-1912.
File
Identifier: MS.40307
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. An additional correspondent has been added to the end of this sequence.D C Heath and Co.Letters, 1899 and 1901, signed by Daniel Collamore Heath on behalf of D C Heath and Co to John Murray IV. Folios 1-3.Folio 3. Criticism, 1901, of ‘Murray’s Handy Classical Maps’, sent as an enclosure of letter, 1901, of Daniel Collamore Heath to John Murray IV.D H and J...
Dates:
1802-1912.
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