Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Alexander, W, to Alison, C., 1820-1917.
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.
Alexander, W C.
Letters, 1852, of W Alexander to John Murray III. Folios 1-4.
Alexander, William (fl 1820).
Letter, 1820, of William Alexander to John Murray II. Folios 5-6.
Alexander, William (1824-1911).
Letters, 1876-1909 and undated, of William Alexander to John Murray III, to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray.
1876-1879: folios 7-51;
1880-1884, 1889: folios 52-97;
1890-1891, 1897, 1899: folios 98-114;
1903, 1909: folios 115-120.
Partially dated letter: ‘May 31’, before 1896: folios 121-122.
Miscellaneous items.
Draft letter(s), [1883], probably of John Murray III to Edmund McClure. Folios 123-124.
Marked pages, ‘Colossians. III.’ (pages 675-676 and 679-680). Folios 125-126.
Notes.
Folio 22a. Accounts relating to William Alexander’s ‘ Witness of the Psalms to Christ and Christianity : Eight lectures preached before the University of Oxford in the year 1876 on the foundation of the late Rev. John Bampton’.
Folio 66. Letter, 23 January 1883, of Edward Boyce to William Alexander. The letter was forwarded as an enclosure to Alexander’s letter to John Murray III of 19 February 1883 (folios 64-65).
Folios 69-74. Letters, 1883, of Edmund McClure to John Murray III concerning William Alexander and Edward Boyce, including:
folio 71: copy, in the hand of John Murray IV, of a letter, 1 March 1883, probably of John Murray III to Edmund McClure;
folios 75-76: copy of a letter, April 1883, of Edward Boyce to Edmund McClure;
folio 77: list of erratum for the ‘Prayer-book with commentary’.
Folios 75-77 were sent as an enclosure to Edmund McClure’s letter to John Murray III of the 11 April 1883 (folios 73-74).
Alexander, William Burton.
Letter, 1889, of William Burton Alexander probably to John Murray III. Folios 127-128.
Alexander, William John.
Letters, 1838 and 1860, of William John Alexander to John Murray III. Folios 129-132.
Alexandra, Queen-Consort of King Edward VII.
Letter, 1911, of Mary Trefusis, on behalf of Queen Alexandra, to John Murray IV. Folios 133-135.
Alexandre Mesnier.
Letter, 1832, of Alexandre Mesnier to John Murray III. The letter is in French. Folios 136-137.
Alexandroff, Jean de.
Letter, 1885, of Jean de Alexandroff probably to John Murray III. The letter is in French. Folios 138-139.
Alford, Henry.
Letter, 1868, of Henry Alford to John Murray III. Folios 140-141.
Alfred G Betts.
Letter, 1896, of Alfred Betts and Alfred Grace, on behalf of Alfred G Betts, to John Murray IV. Folio 142.
Alfred Hölder.
Letter, 1876, of Alfred Hölder to John Murray III. Folios 143-144.
Alfred Mame et Fils.
Letter, 1896, of Alfred Mame et Fils to John Murray IV. The letter is in French. Folios 145-146.
Algar, Henry.
Letter, 1898, of Henry Algar to John Murray IV. Enclosed with the letter is a ‘tractate’ by Algar: ‘Cardinal Vaughan and the Eucharist’. Folios 147-152.
Ali, A F M Abdul.
Letter, 1910, of A Abdul Ali to John Murray, publishers. Folios 153-154.
Ali, Syed Ameer.
Letter, 1917, of Ameer Ali probably to John Murray IV. Folio 155.
Alice Mary Victoria Augusta Pauline.
Letters, 1909, of Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, probably to John Murray IV. Folios 156-159.
Alington, Charles E A.
Letters, 1904, of Charles Alington to John Murray IV. Folios 160-181.
Dissociated, undated postscript. Folio 182.
Alison, Alexander.
Letter, 1860, of Alexander Alison probably to John Murray III. Folios 183-184.
Alison, Archibald.
Letters, 1842 and 1862, of Archibald Alison to John Murray III. Folios 185-187.
Alison, C.
Letter, 1855, of C Alison to John Murray III. Folios 188-189.
Dates
- Creation: 1820-1917.
Creator
- John Murray (publishers, London) (Recipient, Organization)
- Alexander, William, Archbishop of Armagh, formerly Bishop of Derry, 1824-1911: recipient (Recipient, Person)
- McClure, Edmund, Editorial Secretary of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, fl 1883-1891: recipient (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, Alexander Henry Hallam (publisher, London) (1854-1934) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John (publisher (III)) (1808-1892) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John Samuel (publisher (II)) (1778-1843) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Recipient, Person)
Language of Materials
English; French
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (iii + 189 folios.)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1014
Subject
- Alfred G Betts, New Zealand, printer and stationer (Organization)
- Alfred Hölder, Wien, bookseller (Organization)
- Alfred Mame et Fils, Tours, printer and publisher (Organization)
- Alexandre Mesnier, ? 1826-? 1835, Paris, printer, bookseller and publisher (Organization)
- Alexander, William Burton, Minister of Crathie Free Church, d 1891 (Person)
- Alexander, W C, author of 'Modern navigation', fl 1844-1860 (Person)
- Alexander, Sir William John, 3rd Baronet, QC, Attorney-General to the Prince of Wales, 1797-1873 (Person)
- Alexander, William, probably bookseller, printer and publisher, York, fl 1820 (Person)
- Alexandra, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen Consort of King Edward VII, 1844-1925 (Person)
- Alexandroff, Jean, de, translator and lexicographer, fl 1885 (Person)
- Alford, Henry, Dean of Canterbury, 1810-1871 (Person)
- Algar, Henry, Chaplain of Yatesbury, Wiltshire, b ? 1825 (Person)
- Ali, A F M Abdul, Deputy Magistrate, East Bengal, MRAS, FRHS, fl 1910 (Person)
- Ali, Syed Ameer, Indian jurist, 1849-1928 (Person)
- Alison, Sir Archibald, 1st Baronet, historian and lawyer, 1792-1867 (Person)
- Alison, C, correspondent of John Murray, publishers, fl 1855 (Person)
- Alexander, William, Archbishop of Armagh, formerly Bishop of Derry, 1824-1911 (Person)
- Grace, Alfred A, of Alfred G. Betts, printer and stationer, New Zealand, fl 1896 (Person)
- Hölder, Alfred, bookseller, Wien, fl 1876 (Person)
- McClure, Edmund, Editorial Secretary of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, fl 1883-1891 (Person)
- Mesnier, Alexandre, author, printer, publisher and bookseller, b 1811 (Person)
- Murray, John (publisher (III)) (1808-1892) (Person)
- Trefusis, Lady Mary Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-, Woman of the Bedchamber to Queen Alexandra and to Queen Mary, née Lygon, 1869-1927 (Person)
- Betts, Alfred George, printer and stationer, New Zealand, fl 1896 (Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Person)
- Alington, Charles E A, writer on field sports, fl 1904 (Person)
- Alison, Alexander, author, fl 1851-1862 (Person)
- Boyce, Edward Jacob, Rector of Houghton, Hampshire, 1814-1897 (Person)
- Alice Mary Victoria Augusta Pauline, Princess, Countess of Athlone, 1883-1981 (Person)
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