The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.

Ollier, Charles.

Letter, December 1828, of Charles Ollier to John Murray II, probably concerning his work as literary reader and adviser to Henry Colburn. Folios 1-2.

Ollivant, Alfred (1798-1882).

Letter, 28 July 1870, of Alfred Ollivant, signed “A. Llandaff”, to John Murray III. Folios 3-4.

Ollivant, Alfred (1874-1927).

Letters, 1901-1918, of Alfred Ollivant to John Murray IV. The letters mostly concern the preparation and publication of the English edition of “Danny: the story of a Dandie Dinmont” (1903), and other publishing proposals. Ollivant’s letter, 26 June 1904, enquires whether Murray would consider publishing the poet Evangeline Ryves, whom Ollivant considered to have “the true stuff of poetry in her”.

1901-1902: folios 5-31;

1903: folios 32-50;

1904-1905: folios 51-63;

1906: folios 64-84;

1916, 1918: folios 85-86.

Quotation, undated, from Ralph Waldo Emerson: “Sport is the bloom and glow of a perfect health ...”; it is probably in the hand of ?Alfred Ollivant. Folio 87.

Oman, Charles W.C.

Letters, 1905 and 1924, of Charles Oman to John Murray IV.

Letter, 9 November 1905, concerns Oman’s criticism of “Gleig’s Waterloo”.

Letters, October-November 1924, concern the Oxford Election and Gilbert Murray. Folios 88-94.

Notes:

Folios 90-91. Wet-press copy of letter, 24 October 1924, of John Murray IV to Charles Oman.

Folio 92. Wet-press copy of letter, 27 October 1924, of John Murray IV to the Editor of "The Times”.

O’Meara, ‘Mr’ (probably Barry Edward).

Letter, [?1822, before 2 November*], of “Mr O’Meara” to John Murray II concerning “four volumes of MS of the late Napoleon” in the possession of “M. Bossange of Paris”. Folios 95-96.

* Mention is made in “The London Literary Gazette, and Journal of Belles Lettres, Arts, Sciences, Etc.” of the 2 November 1822 (page 697, columns 1-2) of the purchase by Bossange of the Napoleon manuscripts and that an English edition was to be issued in December of that year.