This manuscript includes letters, 1819-1850, of Thomas Aspinwall, consul and literary agent, mostly to John Murray II and John Murray III. Some of the letters concern the works of Washington Irving, published by the Murrays.

The letters are mostly arranged alphabetically by correspondent and, where required, by date under each name. Some additional letters have been added to the end of this sequence.

Ashby, James, 1859: folios 1-4; (1)

Ashe, Thomas, 1829: folios 5-8;

Asher, Adolphus, 1835-1836: folios 9-11;

Asher, Georg, 1877-1895: folios 12-22;

Ashfield, E.W., 1866: folios 23-24;

Ashley, Muriel, 1926: folios 25-27; (2)

Ashley, Percy, 1904-1906: folios 28-31;

Ashmore, R.H., 1901: folio 32;

Ashton, Henry, 1840: folios 33-34; (3)

Ashton, Percival, 1924: folio 35;

Ashwell, Arthur, 1874-1879: folios 36-60;

Ashworth, Alicia, 1885: folios 61-66;

Askwith, George, 1897: folios 67-85;

Aspinall, Algernon, 1908: folios 86-87;

Aspinall, Clara, 1862: folios 88-89;

Aspinwall, Thomas, 1819-1850: folios 90-148; (4)

Ashton, Winifred, 1921 and 1924: folios 149-150.



1. Letter, 1859, of James Ashby to George Seymour: folios 1-4.

2. Typescript copy of letter, 1790, of John Murray, naval rating, to an unnamed recipient [“My Lord”], possibly Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 5th Earl of Shaftesbury: folios 26-27.

3. Letter, 1840, of Henry Ashton to Edward Jesse: folios 33-34.

4. Includes letter, 1829, of Thomas Aspinwall to Turner and Son, solicitors: folios 105-106;

copy of letter, 1839, of James McCurley to John Murray II: folio 126.