The letters are arranged by surname, in alphabetical order, and chronologically under each surname.

Gregory, James.

Letters, 1810, concerning the publication of a review in the “Annual Medical Review” of a work on “the medical controversy at Edinburgh” by James Gregory. James and John Ballantyne were discomforted by the knowledge that the book, which was being printed by J. Ballantyne and Co., had not been fully printed at the time of the review, and that John Murray II must have been the source through which the work was made available to the reviewer.

Letter, 26 May 1810, of James Ballantyne to John Murray II. Folios 1-2.

Copies of letter, 2 June 1810, of John Murray II to James Gregory. Folios 3-6.

Letter, 5 June 1810, of John Ballantyne to John Murray II. Folios 7-8.

Letter, 8 June 1810, of John Ballantyne to John Murray II, including a copy of affidavits, 7 June 1810, sworn by Ballantyne’s warehousemen attesting that they had given the sheets of Gregory’s work to John Murray II. Folios 9-10.

Another contemporary copy of affidavits, 7 June 1810, sworn by Ballantyne’s warehousemen attesting that they had given the sheets of Gregory’s work to John Murray II. Folios 11-12.

Contemporary copy of letter, 8 June 1810, of James Ballantyne to James Gregory. Folios 13-24.

?Copy of a statement, ?June 1810, by the Editors of the “Annual Medical Review” disclaiming any intentional wrongdoing concerning the inclusion of the review of James Gregory’s work in their publication. Folios 25-28.

Gregory, John Walter.

The letters are to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They mostly concern the preparation and publication of Gregory’s, “The Great Rift Valley” (1896). Also recorded is Gregory’s intention to publish an account of his expedition to Lake Eyre: subsequently published as “The dead heart of Australia” (1906).

1894: folios 29-36 [Note];

1895: folios 37-75;

1896: folios 76-101;

1897: folios 102-109;

1900, 1905, 1909: folios 110-121.

Undated: folio 122.

Note.

Folios 29-30. Letter, 19 May 1894, of John Gregory to William Gowers.

Gregory, Robert.

Letter, 17 November 1868, of Robert Gregory to “Mr Hardy” [probably Gathorne Hardy]. Folios 123-124.

Three letters, 28 November 1879, 3 January 1882 and 15 June 1891, of Robert Gregory to John Murray III. Folios 125-129.

Gregory, William Henry.

Two letters, 5 August 1889 and 27 November 1891, of William Gregory to John Murray III. Folios 130-133.

Grehl, F.D.

Letters, 1885, probably to John Murray III, concerning Grehl`s request for work at a time of personal difficulty. Grehl offered his services as “an experienced travelling companion, secretary, amanuensis, etc”. Folios 134-143.