Letters, 1862-1878, of Harriet Grote to John Murray III, with related letters and papers. They concern both her husband’s work, “A history of Greece” and “Plato”, and her own writing, most notably her biography of her husband, “The personal life of George Grote”. The letters are arranged in chronological order.

1862-1864: folios 1-38;

1865-1869: folios 39-66; (1)

1870-1872: folios 67-137; (2)

1873-1874: folios 138-179;

1875-1878: folios 180-198;

uncertain dates: folios 199-209.

1. Includes letter, 13 December 1869, of George Grote to John Murray III: folio 64.

2. Includes letters, ?May and 21 October 1872, of George Robertson to Harriet Grote: folios 100-101 and 128-129;

letter, 23 October 1872, of Moncure Conway to Harriet Grote: folios 130-131;

letter, 21 December 1872, of Joseph Brown to Harriet Grote: folio 137.