Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Man to Mangles., 1808-1916.
Scope and Contents
This manuscript mainly includes letters, 1826-1862 and uncertain dates, of James Mangles to John Murray II and John Murray III. The letters include discussion of his work co-written with Charles Irby, “Travels in Egypt and Nubia, Syria and the Holy Land”.
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.
Man, Edward G., 1901: folios 1-3;
Man, Edward H., 1902: folios 4-9;
Man, Samuel, 1808: folios 10-11;
Manby, George, 1821-1839: folios 12-20;
Manchée, William, 1916: folio 21;
Manchester Guardian, 1902: folios 22-24;
Manesse, Georges-Henri, 1895: folios 25-34;
Mangin, Edward, 1815: folios 35-36;
Mangles, James, 1826-1862 and uncertain dates:
1826: folios 37-38;
1832-1840: folios 39-76; (1)
1842-1850: folios 77-163; (2)
1858: folios 164-167;
1860-1862: folios 168-173;
uncertain dates: folios 174-177.
1. Includes letter, 1835, of James Mangles to Sarah Mawe [salutation ‘My dear Sir’]: folios 59-60.
2. Includes letter, 1848, of Thomas FitzMaurice to James Mangles: folios 152-153.
Dates
- Creation: 1808-1916.
Creator
- Mangles, James, naval officer and traveller, 1786-1867: recipient (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John Samuel (publisher (II)) (1778-1843) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Recipient, Person)
- Mawe, Sarah, mineralogist and dealer in minerals, née Brown, ?1767-1846: recipient (Recipient, Person)
Language of Materials
English; French
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (i + 177 folios.)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1767
Subject
- Manchester Guardian, newspaper (Organization)
- Man, Edward Garnet, barrister, 1837-1920 (Person)
- Man, Edward Horace, Superintendent of Andaman Islands, 1846-1929 (Person)
- Man, Samuel, correspondent of John Murray, publisher, Gravesend, fl 1808 (Person)
- Manby, George William, inventor of life saving apparatus, 1765-1854 (Person)
- Manchee, William Henry, correspondent of John Murray, publisher, London, fl 1916-1919 (Person)
- Manesse, Georges-Henri, artist, Paris, b 1854 (Person)
- Mangin, Edward, miscellaneous writer, 1772-1852 (Person)
- Mangles, James, naval officer and traveller, 1786-1867 (Person)
- FitzMaurice, Thomas John Hamilton, 5th Earl of Orkney, 1803-1877 (Person)
Repository Details
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