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Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Lindsay, W. to Little., 1808-1925.

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Identifier: MS.40703

Scope and Contents

All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.

Lindsay, William Alexander.

Letters, 1877 and 1916, of William Alexander Lindsay to John Murray III and John Murray IV. Folios 1-6.

Folios 4-5. Copy of a letter, 1916, of John Murray IV to William Alexander Lindsay.

Lindsay Howe and Company.

Letters, 1900, of Lindsay Howe and Co. to John Murray IV. Folios 7-9.

Linley, Lisa.

Letters, 1868 and second half of 19th century, of Lisa Linley to John Murray III. Folios 10-14.

Linley, William.

Letter, 1814, of William Linley to John Murray II. Folios 15-16.

Linney, K Mary.

Letters, 1925, of K Mary Linney to John Murray IV. Folios 17-18.

Linton, David.

Letters, 1808, of David Linton to John Murray II. Folios 19-22.

Linton, Elizabeth Lynn.

Letters, 1870 and 1892, of Elizabeth Lynn Linton probably to John Charles Staples and John Murray IV. Folios 23-35.

Linton, George.

Letter, 1820, of George Linton to John Murray II. Folios 36-37.

Linwood, William.

Letter, 1845, of William Linwood to John Murray III. Folios 38-39.

Lippincott, Joshua Ballinger.

Letter, 1876, of Joshua Ballinger Lippincott to John Murray III. Folios 40-41.

Lippmann, Friedrich.

Note, probably second half of the 19th century, relating to Friedrich Lippmann. Folio 42.

Lipscomb, George.

Letter, 1830, of George Lipscomb to John Murray II. Folios 43-44.

Lipsett, Edward Raphael.

Letter, 1902, of Edward Raphael Lipsett to John Murray IV. Folios 45-46.

Lissonert, Theodor.

Letter, 1866, of Theodor Lissonert to John Murray III. Folio 47.

Lister, Thomas Villiers.

Letter, 1877, of Sir Thomas Villiers Lister to John Murray III. Folios 48-49.

Liston, Henrietta.

Letter, 1817, of Henrietta Liston to John Murray II. Folios 50-51.

Litchfield, Francis.

Letter, 1834, of Francis Litchfield to John Murray II. Folios 52-53.

Litchfield, Henrietta Emma.

Letter, 1901, of Henrietta Emma Litchfield to John Murray IV. Folio 54.

Litchfield, Richard Buckley.

Letters, 1886 and 1901, of Richard Buckley Litchfield to John Murray III and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 55-59.

Literary Agency of London.

Letters, 1900, 1903 and 1911, of the Literary Agency of London to John Murray IV. Most of the letters are signed by Charles Francis Cazenove. Folios 60-65.   Literary Fund.

Letters, 1820-1821, of Sir Benjamin Hobhouse, James Christie and John Bowyer Nichols on behalf of the Literary Fund to John Murray II. Folios 66-75.

Literary Union.

Letter, 1830, of Cyrus Redding on behalf of the Literary Union to John Murray II. Folios 76-77.

Literary World.

Letters, 1905, of Alfred Buckley of the Literary World to John Murray IV. Folios 78-80.

Little, Alicia Ellen Neve.

Letter, 1909, of Alicia Ellen Neve Little to John Murray IV. Folios 81-82.

Little, James A.

Letter, 1912, of James A Little to John Murray IV. Folio 83.

Little, Robert John.

Letter, 1835, possibly of Robert John Little to John Murray II. Folios 84-85.

Little, Sydney Hamilton.

Letter, 1894, of Sydney Hamilton Little to John Murray IV. Folios 86-87.

Little, Brown and Co.

Letters, 1867, 1869, 1873, 1885, 1891-1892, 1897-1899, 1904 and 1907, of Little, Brown and Co. to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 88-123.

Folios 90-91. Press cuttings, 1867, advertising ‘Bible Dictionary’ by Sir William Smith. Sent as enclosures of letter, 1867, of Little, Brown and Co. to John Murray III, folios 88-89.

Folios 96 and 108. Letter, 1890 and 1892, of D Jefferson on behalf of Little, Brown and Co. to John Murray III and John Murray IV.

Folio 96v. Copy of a letter, 1890, of John Murray IV to Little, Brown and Co.

Folios 98-103 and 118. Letters, 1892 and 1890s, of James W McIntyre of Little, Brown and Co. to John Murray III. Enclosed with the first letter is a prospectus advertising ‘Dictionary of Christian Biography’ by Sir William Smith.

Folio 111. Letter, 1897, of Orlando Marcellus Fernald to Little, Brown and Co. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1897, of Little, Brown and Co. to John Murray IV, folio 110.

Folios 112 -113, 115-116, 121-123. Letters, 1898, 1904 and 1907, of John Murray Brown on behalf of Little, Brown and Co. to John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray.

Dates

  • Creation: 1808-1925.

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Language of Materials

The contents are mostly in English, but some content is in German.

Conditions Governing Access

Normal access conditions apply.

Extent

127 Leaves

Arrangement

iv + 123 folios.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

1703

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

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