Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Martinez to Masefield., 1832-1925.
Scope and Contents
This manuscript includes letters, 1906-1907 and uncertain dates, of Anna Blunden Martino to John Murray IV. The letters mostly concern her desire to publish her memoirs. Also included are letters, 1832-1865, of German botanist Carl Martius to John Murray III. All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. A further correspondent has been added to the end of this sequence.
Martinez, A., 1897: folios 1-6;
Martino, Anna, 1906-1907 and uncertain dates: folios 7-44;
Martius, Carl, 1832-1865: folios 45-60; (1)
Martus, Hermann, 1880: folios 61-64;
Marvin, Charles, 1879: folios 65-66;
Marvin, Francis, 1902: folios 67-68;
Mary (Queen, Consort of George V), letters on behalf of, 1925: folios 69-72; (2)
Mary Elizabeth (Sister), 1892-1906: folios 73-79;
Mas, Sinibaldo de, 1857: folios 80-81;
Masefield, John, undated, between 1926 and 1928: folio 82;
Mary Ellen (Sister), after 1908, folios 83-84.
1. Includes letter, 1834, of Carl Martius to John Murray III. The text of this letter includes a letter of Eduard Metzger to John Murray III: folios 53-54.
2. Letters, 1925, on behalf of Queen Mary, written by Bertha Dawkins, with copy of a reply of John Murray IV: folios 69-72.
Dates
- Creation: 1832-1925.
Creator
- Dawkins, Lady Bertha Mabel, Woman of the Bedchamber to HM Queen Mary, 1866-1943: recipient (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John (publisher (III)) (1808-1892) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Recipient, Person)
Language of Materials
English; German; French
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (i + 84 folios.)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1790
Subject
- Dawkins, Lady Bertha Mabel, Woman of the Bedchamber to HM Queen Mary, 1866-1943 (Person)
- Mary Elizabeth, Sister, a nun, correspondent of John Murray, publisher, London, fl 1892-1906 (Person)
- Mary Ellen, Sister, Society of St Margaret, b 1856 (Person)
- Martinez, A, correspondent of John Murray, publisher, Manchester, fl 1897 (Person)
- Martino, Anna, painter, née Blunden, 1829-1915 (Person)
- Martius, Carl Friedrich Philipp, von, Knight, botanist, 1794-1868 (Person)
- Marvin, Francis Sydney, positivist, 1863-1943 (Person)
- Marvin, Charles, writer on Russia, 1854-1890 (Person)
- Mary, Queen Consort of George V, 1867-1953 (Person)
- Mas i Sans, Sinibaldo, de, traveller, writer, scholar and painter, 1809-1868 (Person)
- Masefield, John Edward, Poet Laureate, 1878-1967 (Person)
- Martus, Hermann Carl Eberhard, mathematician, astronomer and geographer, 1831-1912 (Person)
- Metzger, Eduard, architect, 1807-1880 (Person)
Repository Details
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