Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Howe to Howson., 1814-1918.
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.
Howe, J K.
Letter, 1903, of J K Howe to John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.
Howe, J W Hamilton.
Letters, undated, of J W Hamilton Howe possibly to John Murray IV. Folios 3-4.
Howe, Sonia Elizabeth.
Letter, 1918, of Sonia Elizabeth Howe to John Murray IV. Folios 5-6.
Howe, W.
Letters, 1844, of W Howe to John Murray III. Folios 7-11.
Folios 7-9. Translation, 1844, of Faust by Goethe. Sent as part of a letter, 1844, of W Howe to John Murray III, folios 7-10.
Howe and Rake.
Letter, 1903, of Howe and Rake to John Murray, publishers. Folios 12-13.
Howell, Adolphus Thomas Henry.
Letters, 1814-1815, probably of Adolphus Thomas Henry Howell to John Murray II. Folios 14-17.
Howell, Frederick William Warbeck.
Letters, 1893, of Frederick William Warbeck Howell to John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 18-27.
Folios 26-27. Posters, ?1893, advertising lantern lectures given by Frederick William Warbeck Howell.
Howell, John William.
Letter, 1880, of John William Howell to John Murray III. Folios 28-29.
Howell, Mary.
Letter, 1833, of Mary Howell to John Murray II. Folios 30-33.
Folios 32-33. Letter, 1833, of Mary Ann Badger to John Murray II.
Howell, Philip.
Letters, 1913, of Philip Howell probably to Sir George Walter Prothero. Folios 34-39.
Howell, W J.
Letter, 1848, of W J Howell to John Murray III. Folios 40-41.
Howell, William Gunston.
Letters, 1893, of William Gunston Howell to John Murray IV. Folios 42-44.
Howell Brooks.
Letter, 1911, of Howell Brooks to John Murray IV. Folio 45.
Howells, William Dean.
Poem, undated, possibly by William Dean Howells. Folio 46.
Howie, Ghosn-El.
Letter, 1903, of Ghosn-El-Howie to John Murray IV. Folios 47-48.
Howitt, William.
Letters, 1846-1847 and 1872, of William Howitt to John Murray III. Folios 49-54.
Howlet, Henry.
Letter, 1840, of Henry Howlet to John Murray II. Folios 55-56.
Howley, William.
Letter, undated, William Howley probably to John Murray II. Folios 57-58.
Howorth, Henry Hoyle.
Letters, 1873 and 1885-1886, of Henry Hoyle Howorth to john Murray III. Folios 59-70.
Folio 70. Letter, 1886, of Robert Etheridge to Robert Francis Cooke.
Howson, John Saul.
Letters, 1844-1847, 1849, 1854, 1857, 1859-1861, 1865, 1869, 1871-1872, 1881, 1883 and 1885, of John Saul Howson to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Robert Francis Cooke. Folios 71-152.
Folio 124. Press cutting, 1871, from ‘The Rock’ newspaper, featuring an article entitled ‘The Utility of Cathedrals’. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1871, of John Saul Howson to Robert Francis Cooke, folios 121-123.
Dates
- Creation: 1814-1918.
Creator
- Howe and Rake (London, solicitors) (Organization)
- Howell Brooks (London, surveyors) (Organization)
- Howe, J K (correspondent of John Murray, publishers) (Person)
- Howe, J W Hamilton (correspondent of John Murray, publishers) (Person)
- Howe, Sonia Elizabeth (writer on Russia) (Person)
- Howe, W (translator, Frankfurt) (Person)
- Howell, Adolphus Thomas Henry (customs officer, Jamaica) (Person)
- Howell, Frederick William Warbeck (travel writer) (Person)
- Howell, John William (assistant superintendent, General Post Office) (Person)
- Howell, Mary (mother of Adolphus Thomas Henry, customs officer, Jamaica, formerly Badger) (Person)
- Howell, Philip (Brigadier General) (Person)
- Howell, W J (correspondent of John Murray, publishers) (Person)
- Howell, William Gunston (merchant) (Person)
- Howells, William Dean (American novelist and critic) (Person)
- Howie, Ghosn-el (Lebanese Presbyterian preacher) (Person)
- Howitt, William (writer) (Person)
- Howlet, Henry (solicitor) (Person)
- Howley, William (archbishop of Canterbury) (Person)
- Howorth, Henry Hoyle, Sir , Knight (barrister and author) (Person)
- Howson, John Saul (Dean of Chester) (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)
- Murray, Alexander Henry Hallam (publisher, London) (1854-1934) (Recipient, Person)
- Cooke, Robert Francis (of John Murray, publisher) (1816-1891) (Recipient, Person)
- Prothero, George Walter, Sir, Knight (historian) (1848-1922) (Recipient, Person)
- Badger, Mary Anne (boardinghouse keeper, Craven Street) (Person)
- Etheridge, Robert (palaeontologist and museum curator) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Extent
155 Leaves
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
iii + 152 folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1585
Repository Details
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