The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.

Bircham and Co.

Letter, 1893, of Bircham and Co, solicitors, to John Murray, publishers. The letter concerns a painting attributed to Frans Hals that was once owned by Lord Byron. Folios 1-2.

Bird, Arthur W.

Letter, 1917, of Arthur Bird to John Murray IV. Folio 3.

Bird, Charles.

Letter, 1848, of Charles Bird to John Murray III. Folios 4-5.

Bird, Charles Pavin.

Letter, 1905, of Charles Bird probably to John Murray IV. Folios 6-7.

Bird, George W.

Letters, [1896], of George Bird to John Murray, publishers. Folios 8-11.

Folio 11 recto. Note, 1896, by Ada Bird acknowledging the return of her brother’s manuscript on Burma.

Bird, W D.

Letter, 1918, of W D Bird to John Murray IV. Folio 12.

Birdwood, Alan R.

Letters, 1912, of Alan Birdwood to John Murray IV. Folios 13-20.

Birdwood, George Christopher Molesworth.

Letters, 1878-1879, 1881, 1890, 1900, 1909 and 1914, of George Birdwood to John Murray III and to John Murray IV. Folios 21-66.

Folios 25-30. Letter, 24 June 1879, of Mary Frere to George Birdwood. The letter was forwarded as an enclosure to Birdwood’s letter to John Murray III of the 14 July 1879 (folios 23-24).

Birdwood, William Riddell.

Manuscript, 1939, of the preface by William Birdwood to a publication with a working title “Deeds that kept the Empire (military)”.

Folios 67-71.

Biré, A [possibly Auguste] de la.

Letter, 1849, of A de la Biré possibly to John Murray III. The letter is in French. Folios 72-73.

Birkbeck, George.

Letters, 1826-1827, of George Birkbeck to John Murray II. Folios 74-80.

Birkett and Son.

Letter, 1834, of Birkett and Son, solicitors, to John Murray II concerning the bankruptcy of Edmund Lloyd, bookseller, of Harley Street, London. Folios 81-82.

Birkmyre, Jeanne Véron.

Letters, 1913, of Jeanne Véron Birkmyre to John Murray IV. The letters are in French. Folios 83-89.

Folio 87. Letter, 1913, of Roland Prothero to John Murray IV concerning Birkmyre.