Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Lee, S. to Leffingwell., 1808-1928.
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.
Lee, Sarah.
Letters, 1828-1829, 1835 1838 and 1845-1846, to John Murray II and John Murray III. Folios 1-25.
Lee, Sidney.
Letters, 1895, 1897-1898, 1903, 1905-1906 and 1928, of and regarding Sir Sidney Lee to John Murray IV. Folios 26-43.
Folio 39. Estimate, 1905, for expenditure and profits for a proposed work on Shakespeare of Sir Sidney Lee.
Folio 43. Receipt, 1928, of the executors of Sir Sidney Lee to John Murray, for the rights and stock of ‘Life of Queen Victoria’ by Sir Sidney Lee.
Lee, Sophia.
Copies of a letter, 1822, of Thomas White to Sophia Lee and Harriet Lee, with the reply of Sophia Lee. Folios 44-45.
Lee, Thomas.
Letter, 1808, of Thomas Lee to John Murray II and Samuel Highley. Folios 46-47.
Lee, William.
Letters, 1867, of William Lee to John Murray III. Folios 48-52.
Lee, William Coates.
Letter, 1826, of William Coates Lee to John Murray II. Folios 53-54.
Lee and Carter.
Letter, 1864, of Lee and Carter to John Murray III. Folios 55-56.
Leech, Joseph.
Letter, 1848, of Joseph Leech to John Murray III. Folios 57-58.
Leeds, William Henry.
Letters, 1831, 1836 and 1844, of William Henry Leeds to John Murray II and John Murray III. Folios 59-66.
Leemans, Conradus.
Letters, 1838-1839, of Conradus Leemans to John Murray II. Folios 67-70.
Lees, David Bridge.
Letters, 1903-1904, of David Bridge Lees to John Murray IV. Folios 71-76.
Lees, Edwin.
Letter, 1838, of Edwin Lees to John Murray III. Folios 77-78.
Lees, Florence.
Letters, 1909, of Florence Lees to John Murray IV. Folios 79-80.
Lees, Henry.
Letter, 1919, of Henry Lees to John Murray IV. Folio 81.
Lees, James Arthur.
Letters, 1898-1899, of James Arthur Lees to John Murray IV. Folios 82-85.
Lees, James Cameron.
Letter, 1868, of Sir James Cameron Lees, writing under the pseudonym of ‘Thomas Jeans’, to John Murray III. Folio 86.
Lees, Richard.
Letters, 1895-1898, of Richard Lees to John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 87-90.
Lees, William.
Letters, 1916-1917, of William Lees to John Murray IV. Folios 91-97.
Folio 95. Photographic portrait, ?1916, of William Lees and a young girl. Probably sent as an enclosure of letter, 1916, of William Lees to John Murray IV, folios 91-94.
Folio 96. Copy of a letter of John Murray IV to William Lees.
Leesam, Arthur Edmund.
Letters, 1874, of Arthur Edmund Leeson to John Murray III. Folios 98-100.
Leeson, John Henry.
Letter, 1899, of John Henry Leeson to John Murray IV. Folios 101-102.
Leeves, Alicia Juliana.
Letter, 1845, of Alicia Juliana Leeves to John Murray III. Folios 103-104.
Leeves, Henry Daniel.
Letters, 1829, of Henry Daniel Leeves to John Murray II. Folios 105-108.
Lefanu, Ann Elizabeth.
Letter, 1822, of Ann Elizabeth Lefanu to John Murray II. Folios 109-110.
Lefevre, Emily Octavia Shaw.
Letter, 1880, of Emily Octavia Shaw Lefevre to John Murray III. Folio 111.
Lefevre, John George Shaw.
Letters, 1847 and 1866, of Sir John George Shaw Lefevre to John Murray III. Folios 112-115.
Leffingwell, Alfred Tracy.
Letter, 1891, of Alfred Tracy Leffingwell of John Murray IV. Folios 116-117.
Dates
- Creation: 1808-1928.
Creator
- Lee and Carter (London, booksellers and passport agents) (Organization)
- Lee, Sarah (naturalist and author, née Wallis, then Bowdich) (1791-1856) (Person)
- Lee, Sidney, Sir, Knight (editor of the ‘Dictionary of National Biography’) (1859-1926) (Person)
- Lee, Sophia Priscilla (novelist and playwright) (bap 1750-1824) (Person)
- Lee, Thomas (surgeon, Bristol) (fl 1808) (Person)
- Lee, William (civil engineer and biographer of Daniel Defoe) (1812-1891) (Person)
- Lee, William Coates (High Constable of Westminster) (? 1776-1838) (Person)
- Leech, Joseph (newspaper proprietor and writer) (1815-1893) (Person)
- Leeds, William Henry (architectural writer) (1786-1866) (Person)
- Leemans, Conradus (Egyptologist) (1809-1893) (Person)
- Lees, David Bridge (physician) (1846-1915) (Person)
- Lees, Edwin (botanist) (1800-1887) (Person)
- Lees, Florence (wife of Sir Elliott, 1st baronet, née Keith) (1861-1917) (Person)
- Lees, Henry (railway clerk) (1853-1921) (Person)
- Lees, James Arthur (barrister and travel writer) (1852-1931) (Person)
- Lees, James Cameron, Sir, Knight (Royal Chaplain, pseudonym 'Thomas Jeans') (1834-1913) (Person)
- Lees, Richard (town clerk of Galashiels) (1845-1902) (Person)
- Lees, William (journalist and historian, Brisbane) (? 1868-1939) (Person)
- Leeson, Arthur Edmund (physician) (1832-1908) (Person)
- Leeson, John Henry (Principal, European Training School, Saidpur) (1864-1916) (Person)
- Leeves, Alicia Juliana (wife of William, Major, formerly Fowler, née Byam) (c 1787-1855) (Person)
- Leeves, Henry Daniel (chaplain, Athens) (1790-1845) (Person)
- Lefanu, Ann Elizabeth (wife of Henry, Captain, 56th regiment, née Sheridan) (? 1756-1837) (Person)
- Lefevre, Emily Octavia Shaw (daughter of Sir John George Shaw, public official) (1842-1936) (Person)
- Lefevre, John George Shaw, Sir, Knight (public official) (1797-1879) (Person)
- Leffingwell, Albert Tracy (physician and President of the American Humane Association) (1845-1916) (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)
- Lee, Harriet (novelist and dramatist) (1757-1851) (Recipient, Person)
- Lee, Sophia Priscilla (novelist and playwright) (bap 1750-1824) (Recipient, Person)
- Highley, Samuel (publisher) (1760-1821) (Recipient, Person)
- Lees, William (journalist and historian, Brisbane) (? 1868-1939) (Recipient, Person)
- White, Thomas (printer, London) (fl 1822) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Person)
- White, Thomas (printer, London) (fl 1822) (Person)
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Extent
120 Leaves
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
iii + 117 folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1685
Repository Details
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