Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Buxton, T to B, M., 1815-1924.
Scope and Contents
All letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. Further correspondents have been added to the end of this sequence.
Buxton, Sir Thomas Fowell, 1st Baronet
Letters, 1838-1839, of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton to John Murray II. Folios 1-17.
Buxton, Sir Thomas Fowell, 3rd Baronet.
Letter, 1872, of Sir Thomas Fowell to John Murray III. Folios 18-19.
Buxton, Thomas Fowell.
Letters, 1896 and 1900, of Thomas Fowell Buxton to John Murray IV. Folios 20-22.
Buzzell, Charles Edward.
Letter, 1924, of Charles Edward Buzzell probably to John Murray IV. Folio 23.
Byerley, Sir John Scott.
Letter, 1835, of Sir John Scott Byerley to John Murray II. Folios 24-25.
Byers, Margaret.
Letter, 1897, of Margaret Byers to John Murray IV. Folio 26.
Byers, Samuel Hawkins Marshall.
Letter, 1882, of Samuel Hawkins Marshall probably to John Murray III. Folios 27-28.
Byles, Sir John Bernard.
Letters, 1849-1850 and 1874-1876, of Sir John Bernard Byles to John Murray III. Folios 29-46.
Byles, Rene B.
Letter, 1907, of Rene B. Byles to John Murray IV. Folios 47-48.
Byng, Lady Alice Harriet Frederica.
Letters, before 1854, of Lady Alice Harriet Frederica Byng to John Murray publishers. Folios 49-52.
Byng, Edmund.
Letter, 1842, of Edmund Byng to John Murray III. Folios 53-54.
Byng, George.
Letters, 1868-1869 and 1873, from George Byng to John Murray III. Folios 55-67.
Byng, Julian Hedworth George.
Letter, 1914, of Julian Hedworth George Byng to John Murray IV. Folio 68.
Byng, Launcelot Cranmer-.
Letters, 1905-1911, of Launcelot Cranmer-Byng to John Murray IV. Folios 69-96.
Folios 77. Letter, 1905, of Samuel Levy Bensusan to Launcelot Cranmer-Byng. Enclosure of letter 27 July 1905 of Launcelot Cranmer-Byng to John Murray IV, folios 75-76.
Folio 85. Letter, 1907, of Harold Ivan Harding to Battiscombe George Gunn. Enclosure of letter 22nd February 1907 of Launcelot Cranmer-Byng to John Murray IV, folios 83-84.
Folios 88-90. Enclosed with letter 25 January 1909 of Cranmer-Byng to John Murray IV are three Newspaper cuttings entitled ‘The Anti-Socialist’, ‘Defiant Church’ and ‘Fighting Socialism’.
Folio 91. Copy letter, 6 August 1909, of John Murray to Launcelot Cranmer-Byng.
Byng, Marie Evelyn.
Letters, 1907-1908 and ? 1915, of Marie Evelyn Byng to John Murray IV. Folios 97-107.
Byng, Lady Rachel Theodora.
Letters, 1916, of Rachel Theodora Byng to John Murray IV. Folio 108-110.
Byrne, Nicholas.
Letter, 1825, of Nicholas Byrne to John Murray II. Folio 111.
Byron, George Anson.
Letters, 1820, 1826-1827, of George Anson Byron to John Murray II and Maria Callcott. Folios 112-121.
Byron, John.
Letter, 1840, of John Byron probably to John Murray II. Folios 122-123.
Byron, John Frederick.
Letters, 1825 and 1827, of John Frederick Byron to John Murray II. Folios 124-127.
Byron, Mary.
Letter and postcard, 1885-? 1886, of Mary Byron to John Murray III. Folios 128-130.
Byron, Richard.
Letter, 1838, of Richard Byron to John Murray II. Folios 131-132.
Byron, Sophia Maria.
Letter, 1816, of Sophia Maria Byron to John Murray II. Folios 133-135.
Byron Galleries.
Letter, 1921, of William T. Preece, Secretary of The Byron Galleries, to John Murray IV. Folio 136.
Bystander.
Letter, 1906, of Hubert William Peet of The Bystander probably to John Murray IV. Folio 137.
Bywater, Hector Charles.
Letter, 1911, of Hector Charles Bywater to John Murray IV. Folios 138-139.
Bywater, Ingram.
Letters, 1897 and 1901, of Ingram Bywater to John Murray IV. Folios 140-142.
B, A.
Letter, 1832, from an anonymous correspondent signing A.B. to John Murray II, about the monthly publication of Lord Byron’s works. Folios 143-144.
B, A.
Letter, 1844, from an anonymous correspondent signing A.B. to John Murray II, offering 200 stanzas on “the power & Glory & Greatness of England”. Folios 145-146.
B, J.
Letter, no earlier than 1849, from an anonymous correspondent signing J.B. to John Murray publishers, offering advice on places to visit near Arundel. Folios 147-148.
B, M.
Letter, no date, from an anonymous correspondent signing M.B. to John Murray publishers. Folio 149.
Byng, Mary Elizabeth.
Letter, 1916, of Mary Elizabeth Byng to John Murray IV. Folios 150-151.
Byrne, Charlotte.
Letter, 1815, of Charlotte Byrne to John Murray II. Folio 152-153. This letter was previously housed in Ms.43408. It had been previously misattributed to Lord Byron (see ‘Byron’s Letters and Journals’ edited by Leslie Marchand, vol. 4 p.294), but was moved to this folder during the cataloguing process.
Dates
- Creation: 1815-1924.
Creator
- Byron Galleries, London (Organization)
- Bystander, 1903-1940, magazine (Organization)
- B, A, anonymous London correspondent of John Murray publishers, fl 1832 (Person)
- B, A, anonymous correspondent of John Murray publishers, fl 1844 (Person)
- B, J, anonymous correspondent of John Murray publishers (Person)
- B, M, anonymous correspondent of John Murray publishers (Person)
- Buxton, Sir Thomas Fowell, 1st Baronet, politician and philanthropist, 1786-1845 (Person)
- Buxton, Sir Thomas Fowell, 3rd Baronet, philanthropist, brewer and colonial governor, 1837-1915 (Person)
- Buxton, Thomas Fowell, High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, 1822-1908 (Person)
- Buzzell, Charles Edward, correspondent of John Murray, publishers, ? 1857-1835 (Person)
- Byerley, Sir John Scott, Knight, editor and translator, 1783-1837 (Person)
- Byers, Margaret, educationist and temperance activist, 1832-1912 (Person)
- Byles, Sir John Barnard, Knight, judge and author, 1801-1884 (Person)
- Byles, Rene B, publisher, fl 1907 (Person)
- Byng, Edmund, Comissioner, Colonial Audit Office, 1774-1854 (Person)
- Byng, Marie Evelyn, wife of 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy and author, 1870-1949 (Person)
- Byng, Launcelot Cranmer-, editor of the Wisdom of the East series, 1872-1945 (Person)
- Byng, Lady Rachel Theodora, author and daughter of Reverend Francis Edmund Cecil Byng, 5th Earl of Strafford, d 1832 (Person)
- Byers, Samuel Hawkins Marshall, soldier and author, 1838-1933 (Person)
- Byng, Lady Alice Harriet Frederica, wife of 3rd Earl of Strafford, née Egerton, 1830-1928 (Person)
- Byng, George, 7th Viscount Torrington, colonial administrator and royal courtier, 1812-1884 (Person)
- Byng, Mary Elizabeth, wife of Edmund Henry, 6th Earl of Strafford, née Colebrooke, 1863-1951 (Person)
- Byng, Julian Hedworth George, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, army officier, 1862-1935 (Person)
- Byrne, Charlotte (writer, née King, pseudonym 'Charlotte Dacre') (Person)
- Byrne, Nicholas, owner and editor of The Morning Post, d 1833 (Person)
- Byron, George Anson, 7th Baron Byron (Admiral) (Person)
- Byron, John Frederick, correspondent of John Murray, publishers, fl 1825-1827 (Person)
- Byron, John, Vicar of Elmstone Hardwicke, Gloucestershire, 1804-1878 (Person)
- Byron, Mary, correspondent of John Murray, publishers, fl 1885 (Person)
- Byron, Richard, Commander, R. N., 1802-1843 (Person)
- Byron, Sophia Maria (aunt of George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron) (Person)
- Bywater, Hector Charles, author and journalist, 1884-1940 (Person)
- Bywater, Ingram, Greek scholar, 1840-1914 (Person)
- Callcott, Maria, traveller and author, née Dundas, then Graham, 1785-1842: recipient (Recipient, Person)
- Gunn, Battiscombe George, Egyptologist, 1883-1950: recipient (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John Samuel (publisher (II)) (1778-1843) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John (publisher (III)) (1808-1892) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Recipient, Person)
- Bensusan, Samuel Levy, journalist and author, 1872-1958 (Person)
- Harding, Harold Ivan, Consul General, Tsinan and Yunnanfu, 1883-1943 (Person)
- Peet, Hubert William, Quaker, 1886-1951 (Person)
- Preece, William T, Secretary of The Byron Galleries, fl 1921 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Extent
156 Leaves
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
iv + 152 folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1181
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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