Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Kemble, C. to Kemp, T., 1831-1904, 1998.
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.
Kemble, Charles.
Letters, 1831-1832 and 1836, of Charles Kemble to John Murray II. Folios 1-10.
Including a contemporary copy of letter, 9 March 1832, of John Murray II to Kemble (folios 5-6). The copy was forwarded as an enclosure to Kemble’s letter to Murray, 16 March 1832 (folios 3-4).
Kemble, Frances (‘Fanny’) Anne; married name, Butler.
Letters, 1831-1832, 1834-1837, 1842, 1853, 1863, 1877 and undated, of Fanny Kemble to John Murray II and John Murray III. Including a copy of letter, 1837, of John Murray II to Fanny Kemble. Folios 11-58; undated, folios 59-66.
Other.
Marked proofs, ? 1835, of part of the ‘Journal’ of Fanny Kemble. Folios 67-104.
Copy, [1893], of letter, 1832, of John Murray II to Fanny Kemble. The copy is in the hand of John Murray IV. Folios 105-106.
With the copy is a photocopy, undated, of a letter, 1893, of John Murray IV to ‘Miss Cobbe’ thanking her for letting him see the original letter from which his copy was made. Folios 107-109.
Photocopies, 1998:
(i) letter, 1823 [corrected to 1832 by John Murray IV], of John Murray II to Fanny Kemble [the original letter from which folios 105-106 were transcribed], folios 110-111;
(ii) letter, 1834, of John Murray II to William Harness, folios 112-113;
(iii) letter, 1835, of John Murray II to Fanny Kemble, folios 114-116.
Kemble, John Mitchell.
Letters, 1832-1833, 1835 and 1856, of John Kemble to John Murray II and John Murray III. Folios 117-126.
Kemble, Maria Theresa.
Letter, 1835, of Maria Kemble to John Murray II. Folios 127-128.
Kemble, Priscilla.
Letter, 1839, of Priscilla Kemble to John Murray II. Folios 129-130.
Kemp, Amos.
Letter, 1898, of Amos Kemp to John Murray IV. Folios 131-132.
Kemp, Edward Curtis.
Letter, 1849, of Edward Kemp to ?John Murray III. Folios 133-134.
Kemp, H.J.
Letter, 1834, of H.J. Kemp to John Murray II. Folios 135-136.
Kemp, J.?A.
Letter, 1904, of J. Kemp to John Murray, publishers. Folio 137.
Kemp, Thomas Lindley.
Letters, 1848 and 1851, of T. Lindley Kemp to John Murray III. Folios 138-149.
Dates
- Creation: 1831-1904, 1998.
Creator
- John Murray (publishers, London) (Recipient, Organization)
- Harness, William, Curate of All Saints', Knightsbridge, 1790-1869: recipient (Recipient, Person)
- Kemble, Charles, actor, 1775-1854: recipient (Recipient, Person)
- Kemble, Frances Anne, actress, 1809-1893: recipient (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John (publisher (III)) (1808-1892) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John Samuel (publisher (II)) (1778-1843) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Recipient, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (ii + 149 folios.)
Other Finding Aids
`Miss Cobbe` has not been indexed.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1638
Subject
- Kemble, Charles (actor) (1775-1854) (Person)
- Kemble, Frances Anne, actress, 1809-1893 (Person)
- Kemble, John Mitchell, historian, 1807-1857 (Person)
- Kemble, Maria Theresa, actress, née De Camp, 1777-1838 (Person)
- Kemp, Amos, correspondent of John Murray, publishers, London, fl 1898 (Person)
- Kemp, Edward Curtis, Rector of Whissonsett, Litcham, Norfolk, d 1881 (Person)
- Kemp, H J, correspondent of John Murray, publishers, Poole, fl 1834 (Person)
- Kemp, J A, correspondent of John Murray, publishers, Hong Kong, fl 1904 (Person)
- Kemp, Thomas Lindley, physician, Edinburgh, fl 1843-1855 (Person)
- Murray, John Samuel (publisher (II)) (1778-1843) (Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Person)
- Kemble, Priscilla, actress, née Hopkins, then Brereton, 1758-1845 (Person)
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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