Letters, 1876-1888, of Elizabeth Harcourt to John Murray III and John Murray IV, with related letters. They mostly concern her work on “The correspondence of John Lothrop Motley”, the letters and papers of her father. The letters are arranged in chronological order.

1876: folios 1-2;

1879: folios 3-4;

1887: folios 5-28; (1)

1888: folios 29-163. (2)

1. Includes letter, 17 August 1887, of John Murray IV to John Murray III: folios 14-15;

letter, 13 December 1887, of J.L. Stackpole to Elizabeth Harcourt: folios 25-28.

2. Includes note, 7 February 1888, of John Murray IV: folios 33-34;

letters, 22 and 26 November 1888, of James Osgood of Harper and Brothers, publishers, to John Murray IV: folios 135-136 and 143-144;

letter, 28 December 1888, of George Curtis probably to John Murray IV: folios 157-158.