Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Gabbitas to Gallichan, and company names beginning with initial G., 1816-1914.
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.
G. Beltrami & C.
Letter, 1910, of Giovanni Beltrami on behalf of G Beltrami & C. to John Murray IV. Folio 1.
G C Jamieson.
Letters, 1891, of George Charles Jamieson on behalf of G C Jamieson to John Murray IV. Folios 2-7.
Folio 2. Letter, 1891, of George Charles Jamieson to Katherine Evelyn Murray.
Folio 3. Memorandum, 1891, of Barnard Mimmack to William Marcet. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1891, of George Charles Jamieson to Katherine Evelyn Murray, folio 2.
G E Fry.
Letters, 1900, of G E Fry to John Murray IV. Folios 8-11.
G J Goschen’sche.
Letter and postcard, 1901 and 1904, of Wilhelm von Crayen and Konrad Grethlin on behalf of G J Goschen’sche, to George Joachim Goschen and John Murray IV. Folios 12-14.
G S Inglis & Son.
Letters, 1899, of George Dougall Inglis on behalf of G S Inglis & Son to John Murray IV. Folios 15-16.
G W Bacon & Co. Ltd.
Letters, 1914, of William Stanford to John Murray IV. Folios 17-20.
Gabbitas, Thring & Co.
Letter, 1898, of Gabbitas Thring & Co. to John Murray IV. Folio 21.
Gage, Henry Edward Hall.
Letters, 1857, of Hon. Henry Edward Hall Gage to John Murray III. Folios 22-25.
Gage, William Leonard.
Letter, 1864, of William Leonard Gage to John Murray III. Folios 26-27.
Gail, Jean-Baptiste.
Letter, 1816, of Jean-Baptiste Gail to John Murray II. Folios 28-29.
Folio 29. Prospectus, 1816, for ‘Oeuvres completes de Xenophon’ by Jean-Baptiste Gail. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1816, of Jean-Baptiste Gail to John Murray II, folio 28.
Gairdner, James.
Letters, 1883-1885, of James Gairdner to John Murray III. Folios 30-43.
Galaher, George Fitzgerald.
Letter, 1873, of George Fitzgerald Galaher to John Murray III. Folios 44-45.
Gale, John.
Letters, 1819 and 1827, of John Gale to John Murray II. Folios 46-53.
Galiffe, John Barthelemy Gaifre.
Letter, 1873, of John Barthelemy Gaifre Galiffe to John Murray III. Folios 54-56.
Folio 56. Summary, 1873, of the financial losses incurred by Jacques Augustin Galiffe’s work ‘Italy and its inhabitants’, published by John Murray in 1820.
Galignani, John Anthony.
Letters and postcard, 1820, ? 1829, 1831, 1835-1836, 1842, 1844, 1847, 1891 and 1899, of John Anthony Galignani, A and W Galignani and the Galignani Library to John Murray II, John Murray III, John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 57-85.
Folios 72-73. Catalogue, ? 1832, advertising ‘New Publications at one third of the London prices, by A. and W. Galignani’.
Gallardo, Eugenio.
Letter, 1881, of Eugenio Gallardo to John Murray III. Folios 86-87.
Gallenga, Antonio Carlo Napoleone.
Letters, 1854, 1875 and 1883, of Antonio Carlo Napoleone Gallenga to John Murray III. Folios 88-93.
Gallichan, Walter Matthew.
Letter, 1914, of Walter Matthew Gallichan to John Murray IV. Folio 94.
Dates
- Creation: 1816-1914.
Creator
- G J Goschen'sche (Leipzig, publishers) (Organization)
- G E Fry (Pontefract, artist and photographer) (Organization)
- G W Bacon and Co Ltd (London, cartographers) (Organization)
- Gabbitas, Thring and Co (scholastic agents) (Organization)
- A and W Galignani and Co (Paris, booksellers) (Organization)
- Galignani Library (Paris, booksellers) (Organization)
- G S Inglis and Son (London, lithographers) (Organization)
- G C Jamieson (London, auctioneers and surveyors) (Organization)
- G Beltrami and Co (Milan, stained glass artists) (Organization)
- Gage, Henry Edward Hall, Hon. (lieutenant-colonel) (Person)
- Gage, William Leonard (author, translator and editor) (Person)
- Gairdner, James (historian) (Person)
- Galaher, George Fitzgerald (former perpetual curate of St Mark, Horsleydown) (Person)
- Gale, John (stationer) (Person)
- Galiffe, John Barthelemy Gaifre (Swiss historian) (Person)
- Galignani, John Anthony (publisher) (Person)
- Gallardo, Eugenio (correspondent of John Murray, publishers) (Person)
- Gallenga, Antonio Carlo Napoleone (author and journalist) (Person)
- Gallichan, Walter Matthew (author and freethinker) (Person)
- Goschen, George Joachim, 1st Viscount Goschen (statesman) (Recipient, Person)
- Jamieson, George Charles (auctioneer and surveyor) (Person)
- Stanford, William (map publisher and seller) (Person)
- Gail, Jean-Baptiste (French Hellenist) (Person)
- Grethlein, Konrad (publisher) (Person)
- Inglis, George Dougall (lithographer) (Person)
- Beltrami, Giovanni (painter and fresco artist) (Person)
- Marcet, William (physician) (Recipient, Person)
- Mimmack, Barnard (builder) (Person)
- Murray, Katherine Evelyn (wife of Sir John, publisher (IV), née Leslie) (1858-1938) (Recipient, Person)
- Crayen, Wilhelm von (publisher) (Person)
- Grethlein, Konrad (publisher) (Person)
- Librairie Francaise et Etrangere de Galignani (Paris, booksellers) (Organization)
- 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)
- Murray, Alexander Henry Hallam (publisher, London) (1854-1934) (Recipient, Person)
Language of Materials
The contents are mostly in English, but some content is in French, some is in German and some in Spanish.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Extent
97 Leaves
Arrangement
iii + 94 folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1434
Repository Details
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