Murray, John Samuel (publisher (II)) (1778-1843)
Dates
- Existence: 1778 - 1843
Found in 830 Collections and/or Records:
Letters, copies of letters and other material relating to James Henry Leigh Hunt; with letters of John Hunt and John Horatio Leigh Hunt., 1816-1843, undated.
Letters, including a photocopy of a letter, of Joanna Baillie to John Murray II., 1811-1835.
Letters, including some copies of letters, of Washington Irving mostly to John Murray II and to John Murray III., 1830-1856.
For nearly 40 years Irving wrote letters to his British publishers, John Murray [II] and John Murray [III]. Irving developed a good relationship with the house of Murray, even dubbing John Murray [II] the 'prince of booksellers'. The correspondence includes discussion of his works, copyright issues, his travels, proposals for new works and discusses other publications. The letters here appear in 'Washington Irving and the house of Murray', edited by Ben Harris McClary.
Letters mainly of Douglas Kinnaird to John Cam Hobhouse and John Murray II., 1816-1828.
Letters have been arranged chronologically within each correspondent.
Letters of Douglas James William Kinnaird to John Murray [II], 1816-1828: folios 1-14;
Letters of Douglas James William Kinnaird to John Cam Hobhouse, 1824: 15-22;
Also included is a letter of Henry Brougham to Douglas James William Kinnaird, 1814: folios 23-24.
Letters mostly concerning the death of Lord Byron., 1812-1939, undated.
Letters mostly of and to John Cam Hobhouse concerning a statue of Lord Byron., 1824-1845, undated.
Letters mostly of and to Lord Byron, correspondents with surnames from Bathe to Byrne., 1808-1823.
Letters mostly of Lord Byron to John Murray II., 1811-1813, 1901-1902.
Letters mostly to Lord Byron of correspondents with surnames Davenport-Davies; including miscellaneous material concerning the life, letters and works of Scrope Berdmore Davies., 1810-2003.
Letters of Alexander Burnes to John Murray II., 1834-1835.
The letters in this subseries are largely of Alexander Burnes to John Murray [II] and concern the publication of 'Travels into Bokhara' by Alexander Burnes. There are some additional letters relating to Alexander Burnes, including two letters of Ranjit Singh.
Letters of and concerning David Ricardo., 1815-1832.
Letters of and concerning George Crabbe, with a lock of Crabbe`s hair., 1794-1863, 1926.
Letters of and concerning Madame de Stael to John Murray II., 1813-1819, undated.
Letters of and concerning the Duke of Wellington., 1835-1839.
Letters of and concerning William Fletcher, valet of Lord Byron., 1811-1837.
Letters of and concerning William Wordsworth., 1826-? 1846, 1940.
Letters of and to Robert Peel., 1833-1848.
Letters of Benjamin Disraeli to John Murray II and to John Murray III., 1824-1835, 1875-1880.
Letters of Caroline Norton to John Murray II., 1834-1843.
Letters of Caroline Norton to John Murray II, with typescript transcriptions of the letters., 1834-1843, ?1974.
Letters of Charles, John and Newton Hanson to various correspondents; with some copies of replies of John Murray II., 1824-1849, undated.
Letters of Charles Lock Eastlake to various correspondents :(1) John Murray II;(2) John Murray III;(3) Hester Murray;(4) Sara Austen; and,(5) Austen Henry Layard., 1821-1864.
Letters of correspondents with surnames from Byron, AB to Byron, George; with letters concerning Ada Byron and Allegra Byron., 1781-1825, undated.
Letters of Countess Teresa Guiccioli; with corrected proofs of poetry by Lord Byron., 1824-1835, undated.
Letters of Edward John Trelawny to various correspondents, with some transcriptions., 1822-1833, 1978.
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- Letters. Correspondence. 799
- Copies. Derivative objects. 176
- Notes. 133
- Postcards. 122
- Press cuttings. Information artifacts. 99
- Circulars. Fliers. 72
- Advertisements. 55
- Drafts. Documents. 49
- Visiting cards. 49
- Receipts. Financial records 48
- Envelopes. 47
- Business records. 45
- Lists. 42
- Typescripts. 38
- Accounts. 37
- Prospectuses 35
- Photocopies. 34
- Proofs. printed matter 31
- Poetry. 27
- Financial records. 25
- Memorandums. 25
- Excerpts. 23
- Telegrams. 23
- Inventories. 21
- Invoices. 21
- Manuscripts. 19
- Transcripts 19
- Prospectuses. 18
- Correspondence. 16
- Business cards. 15
- Pamphlets. 15
- Legal instruments. 14
- Estimates. Financial records. 13
- Articles. 12
- Receipts. Financial records. 12
- Agreements. Legal instruments. 11
- Bills of exchange. 11
- Fliers. Printed matter. 11
- Letters of recommendation. 11
- Outlines. Documents. 11
- Testimonials. 11
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- Reviews. Document genre 10
- Transcriptions. Documents. 9
- Indentures. Legal Instruments. 8
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- Synopses. 8
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- Circular letters. 5
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- Legal documents. 5
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- Compliments slips. 3
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- Tables. Documents. 3
- Assignment of copyrights. Legal documents. 2
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- Booksellers' catalogues. 2
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- Christmas cards. 2
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- Memorandums. Legal documents. 2
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